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February 22, 2022
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Q&A: Patients with long-term opioid use face barriers to care that PCPs may fix

Q&A: Patients with long-term opioid use face barriers to care that PCPs may fix

Patients on long-term opioid treatment struggle to receive continuous, high-quality care, two experts wrote in a research letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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February 03, 2022
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Panel warns of further opioid devastation, urges new initiatives to curb epidemic

Panel warns of further opioid devastation, urges new initiatives to curb epidemic

Unless “urgent interventions” occur, North America could see 1.2 million additional opioid overdose deaths by 2029, according to a commission formed in response to rising opioid-related mortality rates.

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January 26, 2022
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Q&A: How can PCPs properly manage patients with opioid use disorder?

Q&A: How can PCPs properly manage patients with opioid use disorder?

A new medical education curriculum in an area hit hard by the opioid epidemic will help fill a gap in addiction management training, according to a press release.

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January 10, 2022
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Nearly 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis report chronic opioid use

Nearly 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis report chronic opioid use

As many as 9% of Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis use opioids chronically, while 21% are occasional users, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

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January 04, 2022
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Safety measures inconsistent for opioid prescribing among older cancer survivors

Safety measures inconsistent for opioid prescribing among older cancer survivors

Efforts should be made to increase multimodal pain management and reduce inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepine to improve the safety of long-term opioid therapy among cancer survivors, according to results of a study in Cancer.

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December 16, 2021
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Some patients may be safely discharged without opioids after cardiac surgery

Some patients may be safely discharged without opioids after cardiac surgery

For some patients who undergo cardiac surgery, discharge without an opioid prescription for pain management is feasible, researchers reported in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

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November 23, 2021
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Study examines wearable device that reduces opioid overdose risk

Study examines wearable device that reduces opioid overdose risk

Researchers have created a wearable device that can detect and reverse opioid overdoses, according to study results.

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November 18, 2021
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Opioid regulations may result in poorer pain management for people with terminal cancer

Opioid regulations may result in poorer pain management for people with terminal cancer

Opioid use among people dying of cancer declined substantially from 2007 to 2017, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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November 12, 2021
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Biden picks Califf to lead FDA again, asks for swift confirmation

Biden picks Califf to lead FDA again, asks for swift confirmation

President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intention to nominate cardiologist Robert Califf, MD, MACC, to lead the FDA for a second time.

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November 08, 2021
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Opioid dispensing declines for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Opioid dispensing declines for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Prescription opioid dispensing decreased for patients with schizophrenia, as well as those with bipolar disorder, between 2015 and 2019, according to study results presented at NEI Congress.

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