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Pain Management

The Sound of Safety: Preferences and Perceptions of Music in the Operating Room

May 24, 2017

Studies have shown that playing music in the operating room (OR) while performing surgery can benefit operative staff by improving their levels of physiologic stress and enhancing operative performanc...

Acute Treatments for Pediatric Migraine

May 12, 2017

According to recent estimates, about 250,000 children and adolescents present to the ED each year with a complaint of headaches. At the time when these patients present to the ED, most sufferers of th...

Urine Drug Tests: Effective for Uncovering Opioid Misuse But Easy To Cheat On

May 11, 2017

With America facing an opioid epidemic, the most effective diagnostic tool for uncovering misuse and abuse of opiates remains the urine-drug testing that numerous businesses and physicians rely on. ...

Comparing Back Pain Management Strategies

May 09, 2017

Chronic low back pain ranks as a leading cause of functional disability among adults in the United States. Despite numerous treatment options and increased resources being devoted to the medical care ...

Video - Warning: This Drug May Kill You

May 09, 2017

Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, the HBO documentary Warning: This Drug May Kill You offers a harrowing, unflinching look at the deadly epidemic currently fa...

TweetChat: A Look at the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

May 03, 2017

Join us Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on the U.S. opioid epidemic. Topics to be discussed include: The current status of the ...

Opioid Abuse Drops When Doctors Check Patients' Drug History

May 02, 2017

There's a simple way to reduce the opioid epidemic gripping the country, according to new Cornell University research: Make doctors check their patients' previous prescriptions. The most significan...

Analyzing Pain Coping Strategies

May 02, 2017

“When compared with white patients, black individuals tend to report higher levels of pain for a number of conditions,” explains Adam T. Hirsh, PhD. “Black patients also tend to have a lower pai...

Less Than Half of Elderly Hip Fracture Patients Take Vitamin D Supplements

Mar 17, 2017

Despite national recommendations for daily vitamin D intake, a new study presented today at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that just 45.7 percent ...

What public health really needs is a 90’s-style gangsta rap about…vegetables.

Feb 28, 2017

The following was pulled from PW partner ZDoggMD at http://zdoggmd.com/vegetables.  "What public health really needs is a 90’s-style gangsta rap about…vegetables. At least, that was th...

Misdiagnosed Foot, Ankle Injuries May Result in Arthritis, Chronic Pain and Disability

Feb 07, 2017

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Review highlights importance of additional imaging, second opinions for accurate diagnosis and treatment. Front-line physicians are advised to err ...

Overlapping Symptoms and Challenges in Correctly Diagnosing 'Hip-Spine Syndrome'

Feb 06, 2017

Is the pain coming from your hip, spine or both? Many patients live with low back pain that radiates to the buttock, groin, thigh, and even knees. The challenge for patients, and often their doctors,...

Back Pain Researchers Say Drugs Don't Work

Feb 06, 2017

Commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, used to treat back pain provide little benefit, but cause side effects, according to new research from The George Institute for ...

Acupuncture Boosts Effectiveness of Standard Medical Care for Chronic Pain, Depression

Feb 02, 2017

Treatment can lessen the severity of chronic pain and depression, health specialists have found. In a report published in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Journals Library, the resea...

Antibiotics Can Boost Bacterial Reproduction

Feb 02, 2017

The growth of bacteria can be stimulated by antibiotics, scientists have discovered. The EPSRC-funded researchers exposed E.coli bacteria to eight rounds of antibiotic treatment over four days and fo...

Bone Markers as Screening Strategy for Patient Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications

Feb 01, 2017

A new position paper proposes measuring specific bone turnover markers (BTMs) in patients who have initiated use of oral bisphosphonates for postmenopausal osteoporosis as a practical way to identify ...

Burnout & Satisfaction: Examining Trends

Jan 26, 2017

Burnout has been defined as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feelings of ineffectiveness. “Burnout has profound implications for physicians, patients, and their families,â...

Study: Running Actually Lowers Inflammation in Knee Joints

Jan 26, 2017

Running may also slow the process that leads to osteoarthritis. New research from BYU exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after runn...

Nurse Practitioners Step in to Fill Growing Need for House Calls

Jan 25, 2017

Researcher: States could revisit regulations on NPs to help meet demand. Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in ...

Increasing Calcium Intake Unlikely to Boost Bone Health or Prevent Fractures

Jan 23, 2017

Diet or supplements should not be recommended for fracture prevention. Increasing calcium intake through dietary sources or supplements is unlikely to improve bone health or prevent fractures in olde...

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