Pain
From the Journals
Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
From the Journals
Assessing adverse events tied to outpatient opioid use in children
Conference Coverage
Migraine treatment insights offered for noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
Conference Coverage
Device impresses for chronic cluster headache attacks
Conference Coverage
OnabotulinumtoxinA crushes topiramate in chronic migraine PRO benefits
SAN FRANCISCO – Investigator asks: How can onabotulinumtoxinA possibly still be considered a third- or fourth-line therapy?
Conference Coverage
Study busts three migraine trigger myths
Conference Coverage
Migraine and menopause: Longitudinal study shows what to expect
Conference Coverage
Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.
Conference Coverage
Many veterans with comorbid pain and OUD not receiving MAT
Preliminary findings show a lot more needs to be understood about treating patients with comorbid pain and opioid use disorders.
FDA/CDC
Obesity didn’t just happen overnight
Data seem to suggest that exercise makes Americans gain weight.