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3y ago
An easy-to-use, novel risk prediction tool was able to anticipate episodes of OIRD among hospitalized patients with up to 75% accuracy ..read more
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The first U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported on Jan. 19, 2020. However, the novel coronavirus may have arrived and begun spreading domestically as early as late Decembe 2019 ..read more
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3y ago
A majority of patients using medical cannabis for chronic pain experience at least mild withdrawal symptoms, according to a new study ..read more
X-Waiver Changes Could Expand Physician Prescribing for OUD, but Make It Harder for Other Clinicians
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3y ago
New practice guidelines for the treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine will relax the government–mandated “X-waiver” requirements, allowing some physicians to prescribe the drug without the currently required training. ..read more
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3y ago
A new study showed that patients undergoing spinal cord stimulation for chronic leg pain reported additional pain relief when they could “see” the stimulation through virtual reality ..read more
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3y ago
The FDA accepted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application for a nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine headaches with or without aura in adults. ..read more
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3y ago
Patients with back pain who received one or more epidural steroid injections before spine surgery were much more likely to incur postoperative chronic opioid use compared with those who had no injections in the year prior to surgery, according to new research ..read more
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3y ago
The city of San Francisco is tackling the opioid crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with mixed results so far ..read more
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3y ago
The ongoing pandemic has increased stress and reduced the overall well-being of the general population, but a new study has found the crisis to be associated with increased anxiety, depression, pain and sleep disturbances especially in fibromyalgia patients ..read more
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3y ago
New formulations of calcitonin, a peptide drug used to increase bone density, could benefit osteoporosis patients by treating factures or avoiding them altogether, according to a new study ..read more