The HCPLive pain page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on pain medicine. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for acute pain, chronic pain, addiction medicine, and more.
March 26th 2024
The FDA identified high concentration of lidocaine across marketed, over-the-counter topical products from 6 different companies.
What’s in Your Basket? Tumor Agnostic Trials and the Reshaping of Precision Medicine in Oncology: A Focus on TSC1/2 Mutations
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Medical Crossfire®: Why is PSMA so Effective? To Affinity and Beyond
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Expert Illustrations and Commentaries™: Evaluating the Potential for Novel Mechanistic Approaches to Overcome Clinical Gaps in the Care of Patients with LR-MDS
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Perspectives in Geographic Atrophy – How Can We Prepare for a New Era of Treatment?
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Clinical Vignettes™: Integrating Novel CAR T-Cell Therapies Across Lymphoid Malignancies with an Eye Toward the Future of Care
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How We Do It™: Integrating Gene Fusion Testing in Oncology Clinics for Patients with NSCLC
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Community Practice Connections™: Pre-Conference Workshop on Immune Cell-Based Therapy
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The Latest on Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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A Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Equalizing Inequities™ in Multiple Myeloma Care: Shining a Light on Current Barriers and Opportunities for Improved Outcomes
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Community Practice Connections™: What’s Next for Patients with Breast Cancer, and How Can We Effectively Optimize PARP-, HER2/3-, and TROP2-Targeted Regimens in Treatment Plans?
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Show Me Your Care Plan™: Nursing Considerations for Applying the Latest Approaches Across Care Settings in Melanoma
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Patient, Provider and Caregiver Connection™: Addressing Patient Concerns During the Treatment and Management of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Medical Crossfire®: Exchange Between Onco-Nursing Experts on MPN Treatment and Symptom Management Along the Care Continuum
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Breaking Down Biomarkers in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case-Based Discussion for the Oncology Nurse
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Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
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Community Practice Connections™: 16th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Congress® and Other Genitourinary Malignancies
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Addressing Pediatric and AYA Patient Concerns While Managing Hodgkin Lymphoma
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The Top 10 Oncogenic Drivers in NSCLC for 2023: What You Need to Know on Tumor Testing, Targets, and Treatment Strategies to Move the Field Forward
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care for Patients with Schizophrenia—Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Exploring the Mechanistic Rationale for Targeting FGFR2 and Pan-FGFR in CCA
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Expert Illustrations and Commentaries™: Emerging Therapies and Treatment Strategies to Improve Care for Your Patients with Anemia in CKD
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The Nephrology Nurse’s Role in Optimizing Outcomes for Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
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Oncology Consultations®: Next Generation SERDs—Key Data and Practical Takeaways for the Community Physician
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Live “Hot Seat”: Experts Face Your Hot-Button Questions on Maximizing PARP Inhibitors in Patients With CRPC
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Expanding the Armamentarium of Actionable Mutations in NSCLC: Uncovering the Potential of CEACAM5 as a Therapeutic Target
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How Can I Help?: Streamlining Call Management
The impetus for Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children’s switch to a centralized system came about because the hospital administrators wanted patients communicating with live people. An admirable goal for sure, but with only two live people available to take calls at anyone time, patients often ended up spending 15 minutes on hold waiting for a human voice, becoming frustrated and hanging up.
Glucosamine May Not Aid Osteoarthritic Knees
October 17th 2009Prior studies of glucosamine and its role in the prevention of joint damage in knee OA have produced conflicting results, but a recent study found that the odds of worsening cartilage damage in a glucosamine group were the same as for patients given a placebo.
Anti-TNF Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis May Increase Risk of Joint Infections
October 17th 2009Anti tumor necrosis factor therapy for rheumatoid arthritis appears to increase a patient's risk of developing septic arthritis, which is the infection of a joint, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Adverse Reactions to Infusion Therapy
In a session that focused on potential adverse reactions to rheumatologic infusion therapies, Jacqueline M. Fritz, RN, MSN, CNS, Arthritis and Osteoporosis, La Palma, California, explained that infusion therapies take time to administer.
Rooting Out Fraud Part 3: Billing Abuse by an Anesthesia Group
I was out of town on business and had a 'slip & fall.' After many tries and many hours on the phone, Oxford could not direct us to a plan orthopedist—hand surgeon? Yes; Foot and ankle? Didn't happen. Ironically (or was it?), that bureaucratic hurdle saved them a bundle.
Alcohol Use Common Among Chronic Pain Patients
October 6th 2009Professionals should educate and monitor their pain patients' use of alcohol according to a University of Florida study which found that use of alcohol as a pain management strategy was consistent across the three patient groups, ranging from 25 to 28 percent. Use was more prevalent in men and corresponded to higher income levels.
Signaling Molecules May Limit Bone Destruction and Bone Loss from RA
September 29th 2009Researchers have discovered a new way to use the role of signaling molecules to inhibit another complex that plays a key role in the ‘turning on’ of genes “that cause the stem cell precursors of osteoclasts to mature and start eating bone,” a discovery that may lead to the formation of new rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis drugs.
Migraine Sufferers Better Off Staying Home than Working through the Pain
September 29th 2009Individuals who go to work with a migraine, with the thought that it is better to “endure the pain” and stay at work, are actually less productive than individuals who stay home because of a migraine, with the level of productivity while suffering from a migraine is impacted by whether the migraine is chronic or episodic, the results of two new studies show.
Excessive Bone Growth Following Trauma, Surgery Can be Stopped
September 28th 2009Using an experimental drug, Thomas Jefferson University researchers were able to prevent heterotopic ossification in animal models, giving hope that human treatments will follow for this disease affecting up to 70 percent of severely-wounded soldiers.
Stress in the Workplace may Decrease an Individual's Risk for Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
September 10th 2009Psychosocial work stress has been previously associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. New research now reveals that high work stress may actually decrease an individual's chance of developing inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis.
Majority of Chronic Pain Patients Improperly Use Prescribed Medications
August 27th 2009An Ameritox study found that of 938,586 urine toxicology tests administered to chronic pain patients over a three-year period, 11% detected major illicit drugs and 29% had a medication in their system that the patient's doctor was likely unaware of.