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Oral steroids modestly improve acute radiculopathy
A 15-day course of oral steroids modestly improved function but not pain in patients with acute radiculopathy due to a herniated lumbar disk.
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Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration
Heavier individuals are more likely to have disc degeneration, disc herniation, and spinal stenosis of the lumbar spine seen on MRI, compared with...
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OARSI: Hydroxychloroquine disappoints in hand osteoarthritis
Key clinical point: Hydroxychloroquine was not efficacious for treating hand osteoarthritis. Major finding: The change in VAS pain score did not...
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OARSI: Pain of knee osteoarthritis is worse for smokers
Key clinical point: Smoking is associated with prevalent and incident joint pain among older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Major finding:...
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ED visits for tramadol misuse more than double over 5 years
Key clinical point: Emergency department visits associated with the misuse or abuse of tramadol more than doubled from 2005 to 2011. Major finding...
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Ultrasound sign could help diagnose giant cell arteritis
Key clinical point: The halo sign on ultrasound is a diagnostic and potentially prognostic marker, but its use is limited by the effect of early...
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Docs need all tools, better education to combat opioid addiction
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Fatal opioid overdoses down dramatically since 2010
Key clinical point: Two changes in the pharmaceutical market dramatically reversed fatal opioid overdoses, along with opioid dispensing, in late...