4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (258+ words) CDC Analysis Finds Cannabis Was Sole Drug Involved in Just 9 of 209,166 Overdose Deaths Over Four-and-a-Half-Year Period University of Michigan researchers have received federal funding for a study examining a personalized coaching program designed to help adults with chronic lower back…...

5+ day, 53+ min ago   (291+ words) DEXMEDETOMIDINE reduced epidural analgesic use after VATS lobectomy while improving early pain control and patient satisfaction. The prospective, randomized, double-blind study enrolled 68 patients undergoing elective video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy. Of these, 61 were included in the final analysis, comprising 31 patients who…...

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1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (816+ words) Hospitalized cancer patients who also struggle with opioid dependence face measurably worse clinical outcomes than their counterparts without the condition, according to a large national study published in the journal Medical Oncology. Drawing on a nationally representative database of U.S....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (730+ words) Newly Released VA Records Raise Questions About How ‘Cannabis Use Disorder’ Diagnoses Are Affecting Veterans (Op-Ed) California Has Generated $8.4 Billion In Marijuana Tax Revenue, Governor Announces California Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows Is Put On Hold By Its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) The study authors assert that opioid overdoses can cause immediate brain damage, especially in teens- and this information is not considered in existing treatment protocols. A study by addictions experts was released last week that urges a massive change in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (495+ words) Analysis of 2.5 million people points to mostly neurological genes linked to the pain disorder A vast genetics study uncovered 26 fibromyalgia risk factors, many linked to genes with neural roles. The work suggests the disorder is one of the brain and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (63+ words) Although opioid use disorder is “relatively common” in rheumatology settings, fewer than 15% of patients with this disorder and rheumatic disease receive medications to treat it, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.“Patients with rheumatic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) Acute postoperative pain remains a major challenge in surgical care, and opioid medications continue to play a central role despite concerns over dependence and adverse effects. Therefore the focused is on developing non-opioid therapies that target pain pathways more precisely....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) Gallup: U.S. Marijuana Smoking Ties Record High as Cigarette Use Remains at Record Low Medical cannabis was associated with improvements in pain, sleep, quality of life and nighttime urinary symptoms among people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published…...