<ѻýҕl>What If States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking?ѻýҕl> This underutilized strategy has proven effective May 04, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Narcan May Have Moved Over-the-Counter, but It’s Still Underutilizedѻýҕl> The potential of this lifesaving medicine will only be achieved if it is truly accessible to all May 01, 2024
<ѻýҕl>No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facilityѻýҕl> How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
<ѻýҕl>FDA Questioned on Elon Musk's Neuralink; OTC Pain Relief Warning; Easter Egg Safetyѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Mar 27, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacementѻýҕl> Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing'ѻýҕl> Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Palliative Care Has a Branding Problemѻýҕl> Changing how it's perceived can break down silos Feb 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeonsѻýҕl> STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentinoid Use Continues to Climbѻýҕl> Gabapentin still commonly prescribed off-label for chronic pain Jan 22, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentinoids in COPD Patients May Raise Risk for Severe Exacerbationsѻýҕl> 39% higher risk compared with nonusers, database study finds Jan 16, 2024
<ѻýҕl>Groups Blast FDA's Opioid Abuse Surveillance Proposalѻýҕl> RADARS system's ties to Purdue Pharma undermine the reliability of its data, they say Jan 03, 2024
<ѻýҕl>First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDAѻýҕl> Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Dec 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids?ѻýҕl> A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Common Headaches May Be Pains in the Neckѻýҕl> Imaging links inflammation to migraine and tension headaches Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hospitalizations After Fake Ozempic; Abortion Rights Win Big; Ketamine Use Boomsѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Acupuncture Effective for Some ED Patients With Intractable Painѻýҕl> Average pain score dropped from 7.96 to 3.88 after treatment, study finds Oct 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substancesѻýҕl> Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Careѻýҕl> Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often Sep 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AI May Influence Who Can Get or Prescribe Pain Medicationѻýҕl> New tech can have unforeseen consequences if it improperly flags patients or doctors Sep 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Deeper Medicare Cuts Won't Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Fallsѻýҕl> Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending Aug 10, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Imaging for Back and Joint Pain: Overuse Is an International Problemѻýҕl> Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts Jul 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgeryѻýҕl> Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Useѻýҕl> In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey Jun 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Chronic Pain Detected in the Brain for the First Timeѻýҕl> Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex May 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Chronic Pain Incidence Is High in the U.S.ѻýҕl> New cases occur more frequently than other conditions, and often persist May 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hints of Benefit for Novel Post-Herpetic Pain Drugѻýҕl> Phase II study misses primary endpoint, but likely to move forward anyway Apr 24, 2023
<ѻýҕl>FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Painѻýҕl> Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design Apr 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Bears and Blood Clots; Acquitted Husel Sues for $20M; Church Fined Over COVID Rulesѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Apr 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Chronic Pain Affects 21% of Americans, CDC Reportsѻýҕl> Nearly 7% have pain severe enough to restrict daily activities Apr 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Mail-Back Envelopes Will Be Dispensed With Outpatient Opioid Scriptsѻýҕl> Strategy will provide another option to dispose of unneeded medications, FDA says Apr 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Less Abuse With Extended-Release Oxycodone, Poison Center Data Suggestѻýҕl> Percentage involving severe medical outcomes also lowest Mar 28, 2023
<ѻýҕl>FDA Mandate on Acetaminophen-Opioid Combinations Appeared Effectiveѻýҕl> Hospitalizations for liver toxicity declined after FDA limited acetaminophen dose Mar 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Proposed User Instructions for OTC Narcan Has FDA Concernedѻýҕl> In emergency setting, proper use and administration by consumer is "essential," says agency staff Feb 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain, Not Full Agonist Opioids, New VA Guidance Saysѻýҕl> Unintended consequences of the recommendation need to be evaluated, experts maintain Feb 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>When Surgeons Clamp Down on Opioids After Cardiac Operationsѻýҕl> Pain control feasible even when dropping to zero opioids Jan 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The Unfulfilled Promise of Cannabis for Cancer-Related Symptomsѻýҕl> Medical cannabis is currently too far removed from the standards of medical practice Jan 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>The X Waiver Is Officially Deadѻýҕl> But now, doctors will have to take substance use disorder training to get their DEA license Jan 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Gabapentin, Opioid Prescriptions More Likely to Overlap in Recent Yearsѻýҕl> An unintentional consequence of opioid prescribing restrictions? Nov 21, 2022
<ѻýҕl>CDC's Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficientѻýҕl> Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Nov 18, 2022