AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribing CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say Nov 13, 2018
New Abuse-Deterrent IR Oxycodone Drug to Be Reviewed MNK-812 employs multiple technologies to make snorting painful and injection difficult Nov 13, 2018
AMA Wrestles with Physician-Assisted Suicide Stance Proponents of PAS/medical aid-in-dying push back Nov 12, 2018
'I Had Not Kept Up': A Physician Re-Education Story Patient's overdose made Jeoffry Gordon, MD, recognize he didn't know everything Nov 02, 2018
Opioid for Depression Comes Before FDA Panel Buprenorphine/samidorphan drug to be scrutinized Oct 31, 2018
SGLT-2 for Stage 3 CKD; Opioids for CKD; Kidney Transplant Discard & Disabilities Roundup of more top abstracts from Kidney Week 2018 Oct 30, 2018
Substance Abuse and Involuntary Commitment: Will It Work? While some experts approve of the facilities, several questions remain Oct 28, 2018
Lady Gaga: Music Icon, Budding Actress... and Fibromyalgia Patient Pop star brings light to common yet frequently misdiagnosed pain condition Oct 25, 2018
Supervised Injection Sites Reduce Drug-Related Harm Facilities prevent overdose deaths and connect drug users with addiction treatment Oct 23, 2018
Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilaris Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ staff Oct 19, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Understanding Neuropathic-Like Knee Pain Central risk factors may contribute to the condition, study shows Oct 13, 2018
Two-Week Opioid Script Is Plenty for 90% of Nasal Surgery Patients One fourth of patients required no opioid medication at all Oct 10, 2018
NSAIDs OK for Certain High-Risk Groups? No obvious harm seen in HTN, HF, or chronic kidney disease Oct 08, 2018
Complex Pain Syndromes in the Emergency Room One physician's approach: trust patients and avoid opioids Oct 03, 2018
Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Management "Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford Sep 10, 2018
Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribing Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate Sep 10, 2018
Lofexidine Lessens Opioid Withdrawal More patients complete treatment period with lofexidine, studies say Sep 08, 2018
Fremanezumab Still Effective in Chronic Migraine At One Year But concerns emerge about upper respiratory infections Sep 07, 2018
Why Do Female Troops Get Pregnant During Deployment? Military's efforts to provide contraception seen falling short Sep 06, 2018
The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioids Complaints cite "gross negligence," "incredibly high" doses -- and bad penmanship Sep 05, 2018
'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctors Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed Aug 30, 2018
Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulants Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
Proposed: Screen Patients with Certain Infections for Opioid Addiction Expert panel identifies endocarditis, skin abscess, others as flags for drug abuse Jul 14, 2018
Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraud Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018
'Chasing the Dragon' Diagnostic Criteria Proposed Heroin inhalation method emerging as popular, but literature is scarce Jul 09, 2018
Beware of NSAIDs in Early Pregnancy A new study found that these agents increase risk of miscarriage Jul 07, 2018
Oral Meds Relieve Acute Migraine Attacks Rimegepant and ubrogepant lessen headache pain and bothersome symptoms Jul 05, 2018
Migraine Patterns Often Change During Menopause Falling estrogen levels may worsen headaches Jul 05, 2018
Patients Often Mistake Migraine 'Triggers' Tracking app data show little association for chocolate, nitrates, MSG Jul 03, 2018
Galcanezumab Offers Help for Cluster Headache and Migraine CGRP blocker reduced frequency of both types of headache more than placebo Jul 03, 2018
Lasmiditan Provides Rapid Migraine Relief First-in-class drug promises efficacy without cardiovascular side effects Jul 02, 2018
Comorbidities Can Help Predict Migraine Progression Migraineurs fall into eight natural subgroups based on coexisting health problems Jul 01, 2018
Migraines Can Put Strain on Family Ties Studies show chronic migraines impact spousal, parent-child relationships Jun 30, 2018
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 2018
AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy Also: resolution calling for more opioid training approved Jun 12, 2018
Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership 'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going' Jun 11, 2018
Patients on Opioids May Fail to Properly Prep for Colonoscopy Study finds users also more likely to suffer complications Jun 07, 2018
Prostatitis Symptoms Fall with PDE5 Blocker More relief with combo than with antibiotics alone May 23, 2018
