2021 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Age-Adjusted Death Rate in U.S.
Decrease also seen in estimated age-adjusted COVID-19 death rate, from 115.6 to 63.1 per 100,000 persons
Medical Cannabis Effective for Pain Relief in Cancer
Pain relief better with THC:CBD balanced strains than THC-dominant and CBD-dominant strains
Opioid Exposure Higher Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy Versus Those Without
Exposures occur for a higher number of days per month and for a longer duration after the initial exposure
Chatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions
Chatbot generates higher proportion of responses rated as good or very good quality and empathetic or very empathetic than physicians
E-Health Self-Management Chronic Pain Program Beneficial
Increase in proportion of patients achieving ≥15 percent reduction in daily morphine equivalent dose, ≥2-point reduction in pain intensity
AAN: Atogepant Efficacious for Preventive Treatment of Migraine
Findings seen in participants who previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive migraine medications
TKA Complications Increased for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Patients with sickle cell disease have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, have increased need for step-down health care facilities
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Evidence Limited for Long-Term Benefits of Discectomy for Sciatica
Benefits for reduction in leg pain and disability declined over time
Fibromyalgia Is Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder Exacerbations
New instrument, the Pain-related OUD Exacerbation Scale, shows validity
