Obstetrics & gynaecology
Postpartum women are getting prescribed more opioids than needed
New University of Minnesota Medical School research finds postpartum women are generally getting prescribed more narcotics than they need.
Nov 22, 2019
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Sleep disorders
Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep by reducing sleep efficiency and increasing the risk of sleep-disordered breathing, according to a position statement from the ...
Nov 19, 2019
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Medications
Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
A new study published Nov. 4, 2019, in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine details the first comprehensive look across the scientific literature at the role of mind-body therapies in addressing opioid-treated pain. The researchers ...
Nov 5, 2019
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Medications
One in three young adults get meds for opioid use disorder after overdose
(HealthDay)—One in three young adults receive medication for opioid use disorder in the 12 months after surviving an overdose, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Nov 4, 2019
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Medications
Novel research aims to identify new medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder
Opioid use disorder and overdose deaths are a major public health crisis in the United States. While medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorder exist, these treatments remain inadequate for many patients, resulting ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Medications
Opioid-related gifts from pharma companies linked to physician prescribing by specialty
Physicians who received gifts from pharmaceutical companies related to opioid medications were more likely to prescribe opioids to their patients the following year, compared to physicians who did not receive such gifts, ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Medications
Could cannabis be a pain relief alternative to opioids?
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, deaths related to opioids in the state rose 13 percent between 2016 and 2017. In response to rising opioid use and associated deaths, the Alternative to Opioids Act of ...
Oct 28, 2019
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Medications
US-born residents more than five times likely to use prescription opioids than new immigrants
The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to use prescription opioids—a fact that contradicts popular views linking wealth and health, and suggests that American culture is uniquely favorable ...
Oct 28, 2019
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Surgery
Preliminary medical marijuana research shows promise in lessening opioid use
Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic review of published studies being presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting. However, much more rigorous scientific ...
Oct 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
Young people treated in general emergency departments more likely to be prescribed opioids
Children, adolescents and young adults treated in pediatric emergency departments associated with children's hospitals are much less likely to be prescribed opioids compared to young patients treated for similar ailments ...
Oct 18, 2019
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