Pain
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Photobiomodulation: Evaluation in a wide range of medical specialties underway
The therapy is used to treat a wide variety of medical and aesthetic disorders including acne vulgaris, psoriasis, burns, and wound healing.
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Chronic headache pain in veterans linked to suicide attempts
U.S. veterans with chronic headache pain had an increased risk of attempting suicide compared with vets with chronic neck or back pain,...
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e-TNS device passes at-home test
A phase 3 study showed the Cefaly device was particularly effective against most bothersome migraine symptoms.
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A large proportion of migraine patients are not offered preventive treatment
Among patients eligible for preventive therapy, more than a third were not offered this option, fewer than 10% were currently taking preventive...
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Physician convicted in buprenorphine scheme faces up to 20 years in prison
The West Virgina Board of Medicine suspended the license of Sriramloo Kesari, MD, 78, in February 2020.
Outcomes Research in Review
Is Person-Centered Physical Activity–Promoting Intervention for Individuals With CWP More Effective With Digital Support or Telephone Support?
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Hypertension worsened by commonly used prescription meds
Close to 20% of U.S. adults with hypertension are on a prescription drug, such as NSAIDs, known to raise blood pressure, creating an opportunity...
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High variability found in studies assessing hemophilia-related pain
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FDA OKs higher-dose naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose
Kloxxado delivers 8 mg of naloxone into the nasal cavity, which is twice as much as the 4 mg of naloxone contained in Narcan.
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Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids to COVID ‘long-haulers,’ raising addiction fears
The new study “suggests to me that many clinicians still don’t get it,” said Dr. Andrew Kolodny.