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May 22, 2022
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Medical student training effective for opioid use disorder, pain management

Medical student training effective for opioid use disorder, pain management

NEW ORLEANS —Educating third-year medical students on opioid use disorder and pain management helped prepare them for proper diagnosis and treatment, a speaker said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

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May 18, 2022
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For opioids, morphine equivalent daily dosage should be ‘guidance but not dogma’

For opioids, morphine equivalent daily dosage should be ‘guidance but not dogma’

DESTIN, Fla. — Physicians considering opioids for pain should perform manual calculations before consulting conversion charts and online calculators, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

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May 14, 2022
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Pain relief from spinal cord stimulation in diabetic neuropathy sustained at 18 months

Pain relief from spinal cord stimulation in diabetic neuropathy sustained at 18 months

SAN DIEGO — Spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and improves quality of life for at least 18 months for most adults with painful diabetic neuropathy, according to a speaker here.

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May 10, 2022
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Postpartum pain associated with anxiety severity

Postpartum pain associated with anxiety severity

SAN DIEGO — Parturients with more severe postpartum pain experienced more severe anxiety, according to a small study presented here.

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April 28, 2022
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Interventions reduce opioid prescribing after neck dissection for thyroid cancer

Interventions reduce opioid prescribing after neck dissection for thyroid cancer

DALLAS — Preoperative counseling and perioperative pain management strategies significantly reduced opioid prescriptions at discharge for patients who underwent lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer, according to study results.

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April 08, 2022
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Women, overweight patients with osteoarthritis most likely to report poor pain relief

Women, overweight patients with osteoarthritis most likely to report poor pain relief

Among patients with osteoarthritis, women and individuals who are overweight or obese are most likely to report inadequate pain control, according to a speaker at the 2022 OARSI World Congress.

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March 22, 2022
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Treating 'patient-centered problems' the next frontier in rheumatology

Treating 'patient-centered problems' the next frontier in rheumatology

Development of rheumatoid arthritis, or another such inflammatory disease, often brings with it a mental toll.

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February 23, 2022
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Q&A: Music may be ‘useful, effective and harmless’ pain management strategy

Q&A: Music may be ‘useful, effective and harmless’ pain management strategy

Growing evidence suggests that music therapy can be an effective method for relieving pain, according to researchers.

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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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