Health
More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?
More Australians than ever are being prescribed medicinal cannabis.
May 19, 2025
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Health
High times for German cannabis firm amid medical boom
At an undisclosed site in Germany's Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimeter (30-inch) thick steel door that secures his wares: vast amounts of cannabis.
May 18, 2025
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Neuroscience
Post-sepsis syndrome: When the body recovers but the brain doesn't
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by the body's extreme response to infection. It causes widespread inflammation, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death.
May 15, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Texas House OKs bill to expand medical marijuana provisions
A hefty expansion to the state's narrow medical marijuana program won overwhelming approval in the Texas House on Monday, giving veterans broad access to THC treatments and raising the number of dispensaries allowed in the ...
May 13, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions
A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain.
May 6, 2025
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Gastroenterology
Discovery uses gut bacteria and AI to diagnose a chronic pain syndrome
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with colleagues in Israel and Ireland, have developed AI technology that can detect patterns in gut bacteria to identify complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with remarkable ...
May 6, 2025
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Medications
Nearly quarter of people on long-acting opioids develop addiction, study reveals
More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to a newly released study mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 6, 2025
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Health
Men worse off than women for 20 top health problems worldwide
Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world's 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.
May 5, 2025
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Medications
Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats
In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice standard, "Safe Prescribing of Drugs with Potential for ...
May 12, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Transurethral fulguration alleviates pelvic pain in interstitial cystitis
For patients with interstitial cystitis (IC), transurethral fulguration (TUF) is effective for alleviating pelvic pain, according to a study published online April 3 in Neurourology and Urodynamics.
May 5, 2025
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