Pain
Conference Coverage
Slow breathing: An effective, pragmatic analgesic technique?
MILWAUKEE – The significant pain reductions with this technique came as a surprise to researchers.
Conference Coverage
Methotrexate significantly reduced knee OA pain
TORONTO – “I think there is a signal in this study.” – Dr. Philip G. Conaghan
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Biomarkers for VTE risk; Exercise & concussion recovery; more
Topics include: No 1 tx for fibromyalgia • Mood & behavior in kids • Biomarkers for VTE risk • Exercise & concussion recovery • Survival...
News
Questions remain as marijuana enters clinic use
SAN FRANCISCO – It’s best to ask people what they’re using, and to counsel new users – especially the elderly – to start low and go slow, Dr....
Conference Coverage
Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are common in the year after MS diagnosis
SEATTLE – In a novel study, about half of patients with multiple sclerosis reported clinically significant symptoms of depression or pain, and...
News
When adolescents visit the ED, 10% leave with an opioid
Compared with outpatient clinics, prescription rate is more than six times higher in the emergency department.
Conference Coverage
Tanezumab acts fast for OA pain relief
TORONTO – The nerve growth factor inhibitor separated from placebo in the first 3-5 days in a phase 3 randomized, controlled trial.
Conference Coverage
N.J. law, EMR alerts appear effective at reducing opioid prescriptions
Following implementation of EMR alerts in New Jersey, a greater decline in the morphine milligram equivalent per prescription was seen in New...
News
Zoster vaccination is underused but looks effective in IBD
For men with inflammatory bowel disease, herpes zoster vaccination was associated with about a 46% decrease in risk of associated infection...
ECG Challenge
Hanging by a Thread
Even a heart attack wouldn’t stop this 54-year-old man from working. But a rock-climbing injury has knocked him off course. Will your preoperative...