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New international guidelines on opioid deprescribing
The recommendations describe best practices for stopping opioid therapy and emphasize slow tapering and individualized deprescribing plans...
Commentary
New DEA CME mandate affects 2 million prescribers
One should not underestimate the sweeping scope of this new federal requirement.
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Exercise and empathy can help back pain patients in primary care
Recent research suggests limited pain relief from analgesics and antidepressants, but patients report that doctors’ behavior makes a difference in...
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FDA OKs spinal cord stimulation devices for chronic back pain
The indication for the devices now includes treatment of chronic back pain in patients who have not had, or are not eligible for, back surgery.
Guidelines
New guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain management released
New clinical practice guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain management may help clinicians offer an effective and less addictive alternative to...
Conference Coverage
Metabolic syndrome linked to knee pain in middle adulthood
Metabolic syndrome that develops in middle age had a greater association with osteoarthritis knee symptoms and pain than metabolic syndrome that...
Conference Coverage
Antidepressants benefit some patients with osteoarthritis pain
Although some patients benefit from antidepressants for osteoarthritis pain, it’s difficult to know which patients will benefit and which will be...
Conference Coverage
Link between knee pain, sleep disturbance related to daily activities
Findings suggested that it’s only knee pain, not the severity of knee osteoarthritis, that’s significantly associated with sleep disturbances, and...
Commentary
COVID can mimic prostate cancer symptoms
“I had none of those previously reported experiences that could suddenly trigger a spike in PSA.”
Conference Coverage
Marathon running does not increase arthritis risk: Survey
For those runners who had undergone knee or hip surgery or had a previous hip or knee injury that prevented running, the likelihood of having...
Feature
Telehealth doctor indicted on health care fraud, opioid distribution charges
According to court documents, Dr. Sangita Patel was responsible for submitting Medicare claims for improper telehealth visits she didn’t conduct...