Pain
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AAP guidance: How to ask about military service
Neudexta is mainly being prescribed for dementia and Parkinson’s.
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Prenatal valproate and ADHD
The role that mothers play in the link between depression and fathers and daughters.
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Cerebral small vessel and cognitive impairment
Flu season intensifies in the last week of 2018.
News from the FDA/CDC
Synthetic opioids drive spike in U.S. fatal drug overdoses
Spurned by physicians, more users seem to be turning to street drugs that contain fentanyl and similar substances.
From the Journals
Prenatal valproate exposure raises ADHD risk
Children whose mothers took valproate during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have ADHD diagnoses.
FDA/CDC
With hemp now legal, FDA reaffirms rules for cannabis compounds
From the Journals
Extended-release naltrexone competes with buprenorphine-naloxone combo
Anxiety, depression, and insomnia “symptoms should not preclude the choice to leave opioid agonist treatment and to start treatment with [extended...
Daily News Podcast
Opioids don’t top NSAIDs for chronic pain
And canakinumab has a remarkable effect on knee and hip replacement risk.
Daily News Podcast
Insulin loses its starting spot
And fewer migraines may signal greater diabetes risk in women.
From the Journals
Opioid benefit small in chronic noncancer pain
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, the reduction in chronic noncancer pain from opioids versus placebo was significant but small, and...
Feature
USPSTF issues draft research plan on opioid use disorder prevention
Public comment is sought on the research plan.