Pain
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Guidance on How Best to Manage Opioid Risks in Older Adults
Opioid overdose rates increased more in older adults in 2021-2022; older adults may be at higher risk biologically.
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Buprenorphine One of Many Options For Pain Relief In Oldest Adults
Buprenorphine is better at treating chronic pain than other opioids that carry a higher addiction risk and often cause constipation in elderly...
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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...
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
Eptinezumab Inhibitor Fails Cluster Headache Test
Failed primary but successful secondary measures hints that it might be time for a change in cluster headache clinical trial endpoints.
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...
Literature Review
High-Frequency Electric Nerve Block Shows Promise in Postamputation Pain Management
“The data demonstrated clear and lasting benefit of treatment for pain reduction and functional outcomes at 3 months.”