Pain

Individuals with hepatitis C infection who use cannabis were also found to have lower total healthcare costs than non-users.

Research demonstrates that medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction works, yet few have adopted it.

A meta-analysis shows the experimental therapy has favorable benefits for certain aspects of pain, as well as preferrable avenues of administration.

High Impact Chronic Pain encompasses individuals with chronic pain who also have a disability. Data collected in this study will help improve care for patients with HICP and guide future research.

The sublingual film therapy has been approved under a 16 mg/ 4 mg dosage strength for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, adding to therapy options which include both brand name and generic versions.

A small study found that ketamine decreased symptoms of depression—investigators studied its effects in combination with the opioid-blocker naltrexone compared to a placebo.

The director of Pain Management and Palliative Care at the Englewood Hospital & Medical Center in Englewood, NJ, explains how analgesics may come to the forefront of pain management care.

How issues with pain in patients with Lyme disease or opioid-induced constipation can be managed in a timely, efficient manner.

The SPRINT endura and extensa are cleared for both chronic and acute pain including post-operative pain and post-traumatic pain.

The 30-person panel, including physicians and patients, recommended a median 12.5 tablets of 5mg opioid for 20 common procedures.

A Denmark retrospective study of 7 million-plus individuals found associations between increased TBI severity and frequency, and suicide risk.

According to pooled data, 91.8% of the hospitalizations due to firearm injuries in pediatric and adolescent patients were of urban patients, 4.8% were of micropolitan patients, and 3.3% were of rural patients.