Nerve Damage May Contribute to Long COVID Symptoms Small-fiber neuropathy may stem from defective immune response to SARS-CoV-2 Mar 02, 2022
Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor Mar 02, 2022
Thumbs Down for IV Tramadol, FDA Advisers Say Delayed onset of pain relief remains a concern Feb 16, 2022
Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse Feb 11, 2022 podcast
CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted Feb 10, 2022
Muddled Picture for Antidepressant as Osteoarthritis Pain Reliever Trial in primary care setting fails to confirm benefit seen in specialty clinics Jan 06, 2022
Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse? Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife Jan 05, 2022
How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing Dec 30, 2021
'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems? Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic Dec 30, 2021
Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis? More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem Dec 21, 2021
Erenumab Appears Safe, Effective in Migraine With Aura Trial outcomes similar in patients with or without aura Dec 20, 2021
DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September Dec 17, 2021
House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing Dec 03, 2021
Why Is DOJ Cracking Down on Electroacupuncture? False billing wasted "millions and millions" in federal money, investigator says Nov 26, 2021
Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'? No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging Nov 26, 2021
Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality? New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD Nov 18, 2021
'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids Nov 16, 2021
Prescription Pain Killers Can Be a Slippery Slope We can prevent patients from falling down the rabbit hole Nov 05, 2021
Migraine Drug Shows Benefit for Those With Comorbid Depression, Anxiety Real-world study of fremanezumab found that patients were able to reduce antidepressant use Nov 01, 2021
40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says Oct 25, 2021
Eliminate the X Waiver for Buprenorphine Prescribing? OUD "needs to be treated just like any other chronic medical condition," argues family physician Oct 15, 2021
Want to Reduce 'Frequent Flyers' at Your Hospital? Try This Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care Oct 14, 2021
Hospital Policy Slashes IV Acetaminophen Use for Tonsillectomy Standing orders for oral use led to better care, reduced cost, researchers said Oct 12, 2021
Nurses See New Career Opportunities in Medical Cannabis Space Some cite burnout and frustration with traditional healthcare settings as factors Oct 01, 2021
Doc With 'Outsized Personality' Convicted in Opioids-for-Injections Scheme Frank Patino, MD, gave patients opioid scripts in exchange for unnecessary spine injections Sep 28, 2021
Does Slight Autism Risk With Epidurals Matter? Study authors and JAMA editorial say probably not Sep 28, 2021
Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients Sep 20, 2021
Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility Sep 09, 2021
Fibromyalgia: A New Feature of Long COVID? Almost one-third of patients in Italian study had musculoskeletal sequelae Aug 31, 2021
New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye? Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means Aug 05, 2021
Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia Aug 01, 2021
Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill' News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jul 21, 2021
Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy Jul 19, 2021
Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow Jul 14, 2021
The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue Jul 07, 2021
I Have a Disability Too, I Told My Patient Disclosure can benefit patients and the healthcare system alike Jun 30, 2021
Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities Jun 28, 2021
As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
Pain Persists in RA, Even Without Inflammation At 5 years, one-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis still had "unacceptable" pain Jun 22, 2021