Pain
Conference Coverage
Opioid use common for pain in multiple sclerosis
“Better pain management treatment options, including nonpharmacological options, are needed for people with MS and pain.”
Opinion
Endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer
A woman with endometriosis has a two- to threefold increased risk of developing epithelial ovarian cancer, compared with nonaffected women.
News
Researchers examine factors associated with opioid use among migraineurs
Despite ample evidence of opioids’ harmful effects when administered for migraine, about one-third of migraineurs report taking them.
News
Women increasingly turn to CBD, with or without doc’s blessing
Women of reproductive age are increasingly turning to cannabinoids to treat gynecologic and other conditions. A study shows they’re not waiting...
Original Research
Minimizing Opioids After Joint Operation: Protocol to Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
A retrospective chart review comparing before and after implementing a new postsurgical pain protocol found that it reduced opioid use without...
News
Opioid-related deaths lower in counties with active cannabis dispensaries
Evidence of a negative association between legalization of medical or recreational cannabis and opioid-related mortality has been mixed.
News
Tough pain relief choices in the COVID-19 pandemic
News
Greater reductions in knee OA pain seen with supportive rather than flexible shoes
Compared with patients who wore flat flexible shoes, those who wore stable supportive shoes had greater improvement after 6 months.
Original Research
Retrospective Chart Review of Advanced Practice Pharmacist Prescribing of Controlled Substances for Pain Management at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital
An advanced practice pharmacist with controlled substance prescriptive authority improved patient care with demonstrated statistically significant...
News
Joint guidelines favor antibody testing for certain Lyme disease manifestations
The Infectious Disease Society of America, American Academy of Neurology, and the American College of Rheumatology teamed up for the first time to...