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Vocacapsaicin Could Lessen Pain, Opioid Use Post Surgery
Versus placebo, vocacapsaicin reduced opioid consumption by 50% in first 4 days and pain by 37% in first week post surgery.
From the Journals
Neck Pain in Migraine Is Common, Linked to More Disability
More than two-thirds report the condition, which ‘is probably worth asking about.’
Conference Coverage
Are Primary Care Physicians the Answer to the US Headache Neurologist Shortage?
The American Headache Society developed the First Contact program with the aim of improving headache education in primary care and help alleviate...
From the Journals
A New Psychotherapeutic ‘Gold Standard’ for Chronic Pain?
The study is one of only a few to directly compare emotional awareness and expression therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Conference Coverage
Why Don’t Migraine Patients Seek Treatment?
Participants cited concerns that their complaints would be dismissed, a belief that healthcare providers could offer no additional help, and a...
Conference Coverage
One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.
“How we think about hope directly influences patient care,” according to a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York...
Commentary
DEA Training Mandate: 8 Hours of My Life I’d Like Back
Dr. Walton-Shirley describes changes needed to renew DEA licenses so that others who prescribe very few narcotics do not have to spend so much...
Feature
Chronotherapy: Why Timing Drugs to Our Body Clocks May Work
More research showed circadian medicine — timing drug-taking to one’s body clock — could reduce side effects and improve the effectiveness of a...
From the Journals
Interictal Burden, Disability, Allodynia Linked to Increased Likelihood of Seeking Migraine Care
Researchers said providers in internal medicine and primary care should be on the lookout for patients with migraine-related disability and...
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No Increased Risk for Fractures Seen With Frequent Steroid Injections for Musculoskeletal Conditions
Fracture risk was not associated with the cumulative dose of injected corticosteroids in patients receiving the shots for musculoskeletal pain,...
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ASTRO Releases New EBRT Guideline for Symptomatic Bone Mets
Recommendations concerning pain management and quality of life are part of the guidance.