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Opioids Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, but Only After a Point

Relationships persisted in older adults with chronic pain or who used weak opioids only

Nov 19, 2024
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Metformin and Congenital Abnormalities; Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia

Also in TTHealthWatch: best medications for opioid use disorder

Oct 26, 2024
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Clonidine Comparable to Morphine for Infants With Opioid Withdrawal

Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores

Oct 15, 2024
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Opinion
Overdose Deaths Are Falling but the Mission Is Far From Accomplished

We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high

Oct 04, 2024
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AAP Releases First Guidance on Outpatient Opioid Prescribing for Youths

Recommends a multimodal approach to treating acute pain, with use of opioids "when needed"

Oct 01, 2024
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High ADHD Medication Doses Tied to Psychosis; Rapid Tests for Malaria

Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer

Sep 21, 2024
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Brain Clock Disparities; How Morphine Relieves Pain; Tolebrutinib and MS Disability

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

Sep 03, 2024
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FDA Warns of Overdoses With Compounded Semaglutide

Multi-dose vials pose complications for self-administration

Jul 29, 2024
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Opinion
Pain Doesn't Belong on a Scale of Zero to 10

The real answer is long, complicated, and not measurable in this one-dimensional way

Jul 02, 2024
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Opinion
Seeking Justice for Victims of the Opioid Epidemic

The next move is up to the Sacklers

Jun 28, 2024
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Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers

In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments

Jun 27, 2024
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Opinion
A Closer Look at Medetomidine and Its 'Unusual' Patient Presentations

Another drug has entered the drug supply

Jun 22, 2024
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Lost Chances to Treat Overdose Survivors Documented in New Medicare Study

Findings also highlight the difficulty of managing chronic pain

Jun 18, 2024
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U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2023, but Experts Say It's Too Soon to Celebrate

About 107,500 people died of overdoses last year

May 15, 2024
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