Pain
From the Journals
Criteria-based fibromyalgia diagnosis and rheumatologists’ clinical diagnosis often disagree
New research reveals considerable disparity between rheumatologists’ clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia and fibromyalgia criteria based diagnosis...
From the Journals
Cloud of inconsistency hangs over cannabis data
Number of medical cannabis users is up more than 10-fold since 2009, available data show.
Feature
Psoriatic arthritis eludes early diagnosis
Patients with psoriasis have an increased risk for psoriatic arthritis, but diagnosing its onset early poses challenges.
From the Journals
Compounded pain creams no better than placebo creams in localized chronic pain
At 1 month, creams specifically formulated for neuropathic, nociceptive, or mixed pain had no effect beyond placebo.
From the Journals
Long-term opioid use substantial in elderly adults prior to total joint replacement
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA labeling templates smooth way for OTC naloxone
The templates aim to ease the submission process for manufacturers.
Daily News Podcast
Courts stop contraceptive mandate
Back pain persists in one in five patients.
From the Journals
Back pain persists in one in five patients
Research finds four types of back pain trajectories, each associated with varying rates of pain, disability, and health care use.
Opinion
Opioid crisis offers poignant lessons for public health
Dr. Dinah Miller says experiments addressing the crisis must be contained while ascertaining what works and what doesn’t.
Daily News Podcast
Think outside lower body for pelvic pain
The editor-in-chief of Blood has a few tips on how you can get your work published.
Daily News Podcast
AAP guidance: How to ask about military service
Neudexta is mainly being prescribed for dementia and Parkinson’s.