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Randomized trial showed no significant differences in length of treatment, neurobehavioral scores
Oct 15, 2024
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Opinion
We still don't know what's driving the trend, and numbers remain unacceptably high
Oct 04, 2024
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Recommends a multimodal approach to treating acute pain, with use of opioids "when needed"
Oct 01, 2024
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Also in TTHealthWatch: youth and opioids, and pembrolizumab for triple-negative breast cancer
Sep 21, 2024
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Opinion
The real answer is long, complicated, and not measurable in this one-dimensional way
Jul 02, 2024
![A photo of an out of focus man wearing an eye patch sitting next to a pain-rating scale attached to the wall.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/110xxx/110926.jpg)
![A photo of the Purdue Pharma logo on the side of a building in Wilson, North Carolina.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/110xxx/110882.jpg)
In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments
Jun 27, 2024
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Opinion
Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease
May 07, 2024
![A photo of James Baker, MD, MPH](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/110xxx/110001.jpg)
Opinion
How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis
Apr 09, 2024
![A photo of the common area of a cell pod in a county jail.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/109xxx/109589.jpg)