Low-Dose Steroid Reduces Hand Pain in Osteoarthritis Finger pain relieved at 6 weeks with prednisolone therapy Jun 12, 2019
Physician-Assisted Suicide Once Again Divides AMA Members Some expressed a clear desire to decide a policy and move on Jun 11, 2019
AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Records Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs Jun 09, 2019
First Drug OK'd for Cluster Headache Prevention CGRP inhibitor reduces attack frequency in episodic disorder Jun 05, 2019
USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Fails Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation May 24, 2019
Insulin Resistance: The Missing Link in Fibromyalgia? Small study found significantly higher levels of HbA1c in fibromyalgia patients May 11, 2019
At-Home Myasthenia Gravis Therapy Shows Promise Zilucoplan improves neuromuscular symptoms in phase II trial May 09, 2019
Novel Drug Cocktail Offers Rare Neuropathy Patients New Hope Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients see improved outcomes with repurposed drugs May 08, 2019
Detailed Policy Cuts Opioid Use After Breast Ca Surgery 40% of women reported zero narcotic use after surgery May 03, 2019
'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
Promising Results with Givosiran in Acute Hepatic Porphyrias Patients on novel agent showed significant urinary ALA reduction versus placebo Apr 13, 2019
Practice 'Cultural Humility' in End-of-Life Conversations Clinicians should know the limits of their cultural understanding Apr 12, 2019
Needles Help with Pain in the ER. No, Not that Kind Acupuncture tied to less pain, stress, anxiety Apr 09, 2019
Pain Persistent after Sexual Assault First large-scale prospective study reports shows prevalence and pain severity Apr 07, 2019
Can Blocking Kappa Receptors Reduce Opioid Dependency? Researchers look at targeting pain-related anhedonia Apr 05, 2019
Pain: Yes, There's an App for That But meta-analysis suggests benefit is just a few tenths of a point on standard 0-10 scale Mar 13, 2019
Opioids, Benzos Affect Spinal Cord Stimulation Test Patients on sedatives reported less reduction in pain in screening trials Mar 12, 2019
Insomnia and Chronic Pain Study investigates role of psychiatric disorders in sleep-pain relationship Mar 12, 2019
Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinic "Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection" Mar 11, 2019
CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says 'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted' Mar 11, 2019
Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain? Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone Mar 10, 2019
Medical Marijuana and Older Adults Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids Feb 28, 2019
'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk? Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement Feb 14, 2019
Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums? Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injury Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits Dec 14, 2018
Group Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patients As effective as individual treatment in reducing perception of symptoms Nov 26, 2018
Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Ekes Out FDA Panel Win 10-7 vote in joint advisory committee meeting favoring MNK-812 approval Nov 15, 2018
AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribing CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say Nov 13, 2018
AMA Wrestles with Physician-Assisted Suicide Stance Proponents of PAS/medical aid-in-dying push back Nov 12, 2018
Lady Gaga: Music Icon, Budding Actress... and Fibromyalgia Patient Pop star brings light to common yet frequently misdiagnosed pain condition Oct 25, 2018
Ethoxyquin Analogue May Prevent Chemotherapy Nerve Damage Modified agent prevented nerve fiber loss and sensory changes in animal models Oct 22, 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 Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ 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
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
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
