Effective July 1, 2019, new and revised pain assessment and management standards will be applicable to Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health care, home care and nursing care center programs. Full story.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect a morning light treatment has on improving physical function, pain intensity, and pain sensitivity in people with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Read the details.
KemPharm, Inc. (NASDAQ:KMPH), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for [...]
Association of Prescribed Opioids with Increased Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Patients With and Without HIVWhat is the association between prescribed opioids and community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among patients living with and without HIV? Read [...]
This study will compare arthroscopic transosseous versus anchored rotator cuff repairs in terms of clinical outcomes, rotator cuff integrity, and cost-effectiveness. With the collection of patient-reported outcomes the health of patients undergoing each rotator cuff [...]
The first in a series of columns on pain in children in The New York Times discusses the changes occurring on how pediatric pain is managed. Full story.
A team of researchers from Purdue University discovered that two peptides, which are naturally metabolic products of Rubisco, a large protein found in many plants like spinach, may aid in the development of new medications [...]
This is a randomized, non-blinded study comparing the effects of multimodal pain management (ibuprofen, tylenol, and narcotics/oxycodone as needed) for relief of post-operative pain in patients who undergo hernia repair. Patients who present for elective [...]
Forcing patients off opioid painkillers could sometimes do more harm than good, international medical experts warn in an open letter published in Pain Medicine to health authorities.Full story. Read the letter.
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites innovators to submit novel design solutions for its ASPIRE (A Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration) Design Challenges. The [...]
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