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August 14, 2020
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‘Room for improvement’: Treating ankylosing spondylitis

‘Room for improvement’: Treating ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis presents significant challenges in pain management and remains a controversial topic with limited data for efficacy.

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July 31, 2020
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Behavioral pain management effective for substance use disorders, chronic pain

A behavioral pain management intervention was associated with improved pain-related outcomes among individuals with substance use disorders and chronic pain, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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June 22, 2020
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Q&A: PCPs on ‘front lines’ in insomnia recognition, care

Q&A: PCPs on ‘front lines’ in insomnia recognition, care

In the United States, 30% to 35% of adults experience brief symptoms of insomnia and 10% of adults have a chronic insomnia disorder, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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June 11, 2020
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Givlaari lowers rate of porphyria attacks

Givlaari lowers rate of porphyria attacks

Patients with acute hepatic porphyria treated with Givlaari experienced a lower rate of porphyria attacks, according to results of the ENVISION study.

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May 27, 2020
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Opioid-benzodiazepine combination linked to increased mortality in patients on dialysis

Opioid-benzodiazepine combination linked to increased mortality in patients on dialysis

Patients with kidney failure who were dispensed a short-acting benzodiazepine in combination with opioids had an increased risk for mortality within 1 year of initiating hemodialysis, according to study results.

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May 08, 2020
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‘Is your pain tolerable?’ Asking may result in less risky pain management

‘Is your pain tolerable?’ Asking may result in less risky pain management

Clinicians who ask their patients “is your pain tolerable?” before asking them to rate their pain on the numeric scale may make less risky pain management decisions, according to researchers.

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May 05, 2020
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Opioid exposure among patients with hemophilia warrants ‘closer attention’

Opioid exposure among patients with hemophilia warrants ‘closer attention’

Acute and chronic bleeding episodes are the most common complications associated with hemophilia.

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February 07, 2020
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CBT program ‘works wonders’ for patients with diabetes

CBT program ‘works wonders’ for patients with diabetes

A peer-delivered, cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention improved functioning, pain, quality of life and self-reported physical activity in patients with diabetes and chronic pain, researchers reported in Annals of Family Medicine.

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February 07, 2020
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What Is A GI Psychologist?

What Is A GI Psychologist?

What is a GI psychologist? Although those of us who identify as GI psychologists often find ourselves explaining what that means to our colleagues, it is exactly what it sounds like: we are psychologists specializing in working with people who have GI conditions. We alternate between academic descriptors “psychogastroenterology” and “gastropsych,” representing the natural marriage of the worlds of psychology and gastroenterology.

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February 05, 2020
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Individuals with pain at increased risk for cannabis use disorder

Individuals with pain at increased risk for cannabis use disorder

Adults with pain are at increased risk for adverse cannabis use outcomes, including cannabis use disorder, according to study findings published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

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