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
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 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
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
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
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis? Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisis Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts Jun 07, 2017
Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine May 12, 2017
Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Prevention But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain Apr 26, 2017
Choose Non-Opioid for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Bupivacaine liposome use warrants controlled trials, say researchers Mar 24, 2017
Pregabalin No Help for Sciatica Leg Pain More adverse events, mostly dizziness, for those on the drug Mar 22, 2017
REMS Impact on Opioid Overdose Rates Unclear Overdoses fell but deaths did not in claims analysis Mar 20, 2017
Pre-TKA Opioid Script Predicts Post-Op Prescription Especially prevalent after 6 months post-op Mar 20, 2017
Biopsychosocial Rehab Approach May Ease Intense CNS Pain Interdisciplinary program lowered scores on Central Sensitization Inventory Mar 19, 2017
Integrated Pain-Psych Management Program Saves Dollars Service for high health utilizers cut costs at one institution Mar 18, 2017
Fewer Vets on Opioids Following VA Initiative But questions about pain severity, functional outcomes remain Mar 17, 2017
Some Opiates May Boost Hospital Infection Risk More hospital-acquired pneumonia with fentanyl, morphine exposure Mar 17, 2017
Positive Real-World Data for Naloxone Nasal Spray Reversed nearly all overdoses with modest withdrawal rates Mar 17, 2017
