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3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (172+ words) New York, NY: Chronic pain patients enrolled in the Veterans’ Health Administration consume fewer opioids following the enactment of statewide cannabis access laws, according to data published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. A team of Columbia University investigators…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (115+ words) Veterans will receive additional education before being prescribed with psychotropic medications such as antidepressants and opioids, starting in 2027. This follows a Sept. 28 announcement by the U.S, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that it will expand signature consent beyond long-term opioid…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (441+ words) Oklahoma Medicaid recipients can now access a long-acting medication to treat opioid use disorder with fewer barriers. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has implemented a new value-based agreement for Brixadi, a weekly or monthly injectable medicine that treats opioid…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (402+ words) Dar es Salaam. Pregnant women in Tanzania can now access epidural labour analgesia, a pain-management procedure that can significantly reduce the pain of contractions while allowing normal labour to continue. The service is already available at several hospitals, including Benjamin…...