Pain
News
Disc Degeneration in Chronic Low Back Pain: Can Stem Cells Help?
Allogeneic bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stromal cells were safe but did not demonstrate efficacy in treating intervertebral disc degeneration...
News
Postoperative Chronic Pain: Experts Urge Better Recognition
It is important to mobilize general practitioners to “detect patients sliding toward opioid overconsumption” and refer them to the appropriate...
News
Caffeine Brings Benefits and Risks
Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive agent and can impact blood pressure and cholesterol, studies suggest.
Commentary
Gabapentin: The Hope, the Harm, the Myth, the Reality
The drug has a surprising number of off-label uses, some with no evidence of efficacy.
News
Which Medications Can Cause Edema?
Nitrates, calclium channel blockers, neuropathic pain medications, and others can lead to edema.
Sponsored Supplement
The Cardiovascular Safety of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Putting the Evidence in Perspective
News
Recurrent Pancreatitis Triples Risk for Chronic Disease
Brief and repeated psychological interventions and alcohol and smoking cessation programs along with the development of new interventions to...
News
Atogepant May Prevent Rebound Headache From Medication Overuse in Chronic Migraine
“Treatment with atogepant may potentially decrease the risk of developing rebound headache by reducing the use of pain medications.”
News
Combat Exposure Increases Chronic Pain Among Women in the US Military
“The potential for higher rates of chronic pain in women veterans has been theorized to result from differences in support structures, family...
Conference Coverage
Semaglutide Trial for Knee Osteoarthritis Shows Improvements in Pain, Physical Function
Results of the STEP 9 study in people with knee osteoarthritis and obesity show that semaglutide not only induced significant weight loss but also...
News
Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging
The acceleration in brain aging was largely driven by the hippocampus and predicted memory decline and incident dementia during follow-up.