Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilaris Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Oct 19, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Complex Pain Syndromes in the Emergency Room One physician's approach: trust patients and avoid opioids Oct 03, 2018
Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Management "Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford Sep 10, 2018
Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribing Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate Sep 10, 2018
Why Do Female Troops Get Pregnant During Deployment? Military's efforts to provide contraception seen falling short Sep 06, 2018
The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioids Complaints cite "gross negligence," "incredibly high" doses -- and bad penmanship Sep 05, 2018
'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctors Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed Aug 30, 2018
Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulants Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
Beware of NSAIDs in Early Pregnancy A new study found that these agents increase risk of miscarriage Jul 07, 2018
Oral Meds Relieve Acute Migraine Attacks Rimegepant and ubrogepant lessen headache pain and bothersome symptoms Jul 05, 2018
Migraine Patterns Often Change During Menopause Falling estrogen levels may worsen headaches Jul 05, 2018
Patients Often Mistake Migraine 'Triggers' Tracking app data show little association for chocolate, nitrates, MSG Jul 03, 2018
Galcanezumab Offers Help for Cluster Headache and Migraine CGRP blocker reduced frequency of both types of headache more than placebo Jul 03, 2018
Lasmiditan Provides Rapid Migraine Relief First-in-class drug promises efficacy without cardiovascular side effects Jul 02, 2018
FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval Jun 27, 2018
Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug? Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism May 02, 2018
Eptinezumab Effective in Chronic Migraine Intravenous CGRP blocker shows rapid treatment effect Apr 27, 2018
Oral CGRP Inhibitor Helps Relieve Migraine Attack About 20% report being pain-free within 2 hours Apr 26, 2018
FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen Apr 25, 2018
Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination Apr 15, 2018
TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique Apr 14, 2018
Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts Mar 31, 2018 podcast
Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol Mar 26, 2018
Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness Mar 18, 2018
Kids' Chronic Pain and Life Challenges Go Hand-in-Hand Risk factor for poorer school function, as well Mar 07, 2018
Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids Mar 07, 2018
Sensitivity Heightened with Chronic Low Back Pain Catastrophizing is also a common feature Mar 07, 2018
Parents Play Big Role in Child's Chronic Pain Self-blame from parent seen as particularly important factor Mar 06, 2018
Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care Mar 06, 2018
AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting Nov 12, 2017
Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Study looked at cohort of women veterans Oct 13, 2017
Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis? Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue Aug 21, 2017
Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'? Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms Jul 12, 2017
A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market Jun 09, 2017
No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisis Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts Jun 07, 2017
Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids Most don't take all they're prescribed May 20, 2017
