CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here's What to Know. Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines Nov 03, 2022
'Pill Mill' Docs, You May Be in for a Big Scare Two recent Supreme Court cases have major implications for physician practice Oct 27, 2022
Virtual Reality Improved Functional Dyspepsia Symptoms, Quality of Life Intervention "recalibrates the perception of pain in a very powerful manner," researcher explains Oct 24, 2022
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain Percutaneous cryoneurolysis improved analgesia in a pilot study Oct 24, 2022
For Chronic Pain Patients, Consider Green-Tinted Glasses? Mixed results with green light therapy for fibromyalgia Oct 24, 2022
Post-Op Pain Control More Challenging for Cannabis Users Large study builds on the limited literature on cannabis and surgical outcomes Oct 22, 2022
Thumbs Down for Genetic Test for Opioid Use Disorder, FDA Advisors Say False positives, false negatives remain a concern Oct 21, 2022
Migraines Predict Poor Sleep in Premenopausal Women, Study Finds Clinicians should ask female migraineurs about sleep, irrespective of menopause status Oct 18, 2022
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says About 15% of overdose deaths included antihistamines mixed with other drugs Oct 13, 2022
It's High Time for Broader Access to Non-Opioid Pain Medication Limited Medicare coverage poses barriers, but bipartisan legislation offers a solution Sep 22, 2022
Gabapentin After Surgery Ups Risks in Older Adults Delirium, new antipsychotic use, and pneumonia more common Sep 20, 2022
I Didn't Let My Addiction Win Out in the End How doctors get addicted and how they recover Sep 16, 2022
Who Needs a 'Recovering' Shrink Now? My past should no longer be a burden but an advantage Sep 13, 2022
Combining Common Diabetic Nerve Pain Drugs Helped Provide More Relief No specific combination stood out among the crowd Aug 24, 2022
Once the 'Disease of Kings,' Gout Now Reigns Through Poverty, Disparity National data outlines factors behind racial and sex-based disparities Aug 15, 2022
Why My Patients Go Opioid-Free After Surgery Shifting the paradigm around prescribing opioids Aug 13, 2022
Graded Sensorimotor Retraining Improved Chronic Low Back Pain Randomized trial shows that guided movement sessions can lessen pain Aug 02, 2022
Medical Trauma in Patients With IBD Hospitalizations, flares, and pain cited as sources of post-traumatic stress Aug 01, 2022
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period Jul 22, 2022
'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder Jul 09, 2022
Every Day, I Live My Life in Pain Milton Packer considers the origins of pain, both scientifically and emotionally Jul 06, 2022
Trial: Rinvoq Effective for Biologic-Refractory Ankylosing Spondylitis Data helped drug to gain recent label expansion Jul 05, 2022
Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief? Recent study highlights benefits and builds on previous research Jun 27, 2022
Fewer Headache Days With Acupuncture Chronic tension headache patients experience relief with 8-week treatment course Jun 25, 2022
Revolutionizing Digital Pain Management "Without access, efficacy is meaningless," says director of Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab Jun 17, 2022 video
Migraine Disability Rising in the U.S. Proportion of people with moderate or severe migraine disability nearly doubled Jun 16, 2022
Rimegepant Safe, Well-Tolerated for Migraine When Used Every Other Day Trial evaluates a single drug to both treat and prevent migraine Jun 15, 2022
How Safe Are Migraine Drugs for People With Cardiovascular Conditions? Analysis is a first step to question how safe known treatments are, researcher says Jun 13, 2022
Less Headache Disability in Kids During COVID Pandemic Findings persisted even after adjusting for headache frequency Jun 13, 2022
Intranasal Zavegepant Shows Promise in Acute Migraine Pain relief as early as 15 minutes post-dose Jun 12, 2022
Placebo Responses in Migraine Prevention Trials Tick Upward Over Time How this may affect future research is unclear Jun 12, 2022
Stigma Common Among Migraine Patients Increased migraine-related stigma tied to poorer outcomes, quality of life Jun 11, 2022
Medical Marijuana: CBD, THC Content Matters for Chronic Pain Different pain outcomes and side effects tied to formulation of cannabis products Jun 06, 2022
Can Methotrexate Treat Arthritis Before It Becomes Arthritis? Mainstay drug for RA helpful in disease's earliest stage Jun 02, 2022
Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero May 19, 2022
Diabetic Pain Relief Lasts With High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial followed patients with Senza System for 18 months May 16, 2022
Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing May 16, 2022
