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When period pain is ignored, women pay the price
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (105+ words) Columbia Missourian A teenage girl curls up in bed every month, missing school because of severe menstrual pain Her friends tell her cramps are normal Adults tell her periods are simply part of being a woman By college, the pain…...
Hospitals use ER physical therapists to limit opioid use
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (111+ words) A study followed 974 patients, and researchers found pain scores dropped significantly by the time patients were discharged. Musculoskeletal pain " injuries and conditions affecting muscles, bones and joints " accounts for nearly 10% of all emergency room visits in the United States each…...
State health department issues advisory for opioid-like drug
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (138+ words) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued a statewide health advisory about 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a synthetic compound with opioid-like effects." The opioid-like drug, known as. .. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued a statewide health…...