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New CDC opioid guideline targets overprescribing for chronic pain
Nonopioid therapy is the preferred approach to manage chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care, the CDC said.
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Childhood emotional abuse fuels odds for migraine in adulthood
Key clinical point: Childhood abuse had a significant effect on the likelihood of developing migraine in young adulthood, and emotional abuse was...
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VIDEO: Migraine plus aura doubles ischemic stroke rate
Key clinical point: Older adults with migraine and aura had twice the ischemic strokes, compared with patients with aura-free migraines. Major...
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FDA announces new plan to combat opioid abuse
Food and Drug Administration officials are calling for a sweeping overhaul of the agency’s approach to opioid medications, including renewed...
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Physicians’ odds of beating addiction higher
Stress-related factors and cultural changes appear to be contributing to an increase in physician substance abuse and dependence, but treatment...
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Migraines more severe in PNES patients than in epilepsy patients
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DEA’s rescheduling of hydrocodone tied to declines in prescribing
Key clinical point: The DEA’s reclassifying of hydrocodone analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II produced an abrupt and...
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Practice guideline released for treating opioid use disorder
Key clinical point: The American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a clinical practice guideline that discusses all of the medications...