In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them "They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record" May 22, 2018
ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail May 18, 2018
Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug? Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism May 02, 2018
Eptinezumab Effective in Chronic Migraine Intravenous CGRP blocker shows rapid treatment effect Apr 27, 2018
Oral CGRP Inhibitor Helps Relieve Migraine Attack About 20% report being pain-free within 2 hours Apr 26, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
AAN 2018: Rare Disease Breakthroughs and Novel Approaches Noteworthy presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting Apr 20, 2018
Erenumab Reduces Migraine in Hard-to-Treat Patients But questions about long-term risks remain unanswered Apr 17, 2018
ACGME a 'Game-Changer' for Addiction Medicine Fellowships in addiction medicine open for all specialties Apr 17, 2018 video
Long-Acting Buprenorphine Helps QoL Outcomes Quick assessment tool seen as viable for gauging treatment success Apr 17, 2018
Fentanyl-Related Overdoses Create Unique Obstacles Ethnographic study documents clinical course from first moments Apr 16, 2018
Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination Apr 15, 2018
TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique Apr 14, 2018
Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice Apr 13, 2018
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Apr 03, 2018
Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis The past week in health-related investigations Apr 02, 2018
Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts Mar 31, 2018 podcast
Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol Mar 26, 2018
Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness Mar 18, 2018
Kids' Chronic Pain and Life Challenges Go Hand-in-Hand Risk factor for poorer school function, as well Mar 07, 2018
Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids Mar 07, 2018
Sensitivity Heightened with Chronic Low Back Pain Catastrophizing is also a common feature Mar 07, 2018
Parents Play Big Role in Child's Chronic Pain Self-blame from parent seen as particularly important factor Mar 06, 2018
Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care Mar 06, 2018
'She Trusted Me, and I'd Turned Her Away' Physician wracked with guilt after losing patient to overdose Feb 14, 2018 video
Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal Feb 12, 2018
8 Vintage Medical Advertisements These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed Dec 21, 2017
Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemic Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging Dec 01, 2017
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Injecting Arthritic Knees Carries Sepsis Risk Study identified four risk factors for sepsis after injections for knee pain. Nov 06, 2017
Most Patients Survive One Year After Naloxone Rescue After resuscitation, 15% dead within a year Nov 02, 2017
Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers Will administration show too much flexibility? Oct 31, 2017
Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugs 'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked Oct 27, 2017
Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation Oct 17, 2017
Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisation Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends Oct 12, 2017
