Tag: Pain
Prescribed Medical Cannabis Use Tied to Better Health-Related Quality of Life
Findings seen in real-world patients with a range of chronic health conditions
Opioids Can Be Continued in Cancer Patients With Nonmedical Stimulant Use
Regardless of prognosis, panel deemed it appropriate to continue opioids, increase monitoring, and avoid opioid tapering
Cannabis May Be Tied to Increased Risk for Psychiatric Outcomes
However, cannabis and cannabis-based medicines may aid certain clinical conditions
Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
The nasal spray version of naloxone will be available at select retailers for $44.99 for a box of two doses
Less Than Half of Women Report Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain to Providers
Providers should ask about pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain and treat if interfering with activities of daily living
Pain at One Year Post-MI Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality
Hazard ratios were 1.35 and 2.06 for moderate and extreme pain measured at one year after hospital discharge
Recommendations Developed for Acetaminophen Poisoning
Recommendations include criteria for ED triage, laboratory evaluation and monitoring parameters, management of acetylcysteine treatment
High-Dose VX-548 Reduces Acute Pain Over 48 Hours
Study shows reduction in acute pain for high- but not low-dose VX-548
$11 Million Awarded to Family of Woman Who Died After Taking Kratom
Kratom does not have U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, but is sold online and at convenience stores
Maternal Labor Epidural Analgesia May Be Linked to Autism in Children
Risk increased with labor epidural analgesia alone and labor epidural analgesia and oxytocin compared with no exposure
