(HealthDay)—Combining intrathecal morphine (ITM) and oral gabapentin (GABA) improves pain management in teens undergoing spinal fusion for scoliosis, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Orthopaedic ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly, albeit painless, skin lesions in livestock and people, the anthrax bacterium has even been used as a weapon of terror.
Dec 20, 2021
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With COVID-19 vaccines now available in Canada for kids five to 11 years old, many parents and caregivers are looking for ways to help younger children have a positive vaccination experience—and a system created by a University ...
Dec 17, 2021
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People of color were less likely to be prescribed opioids in the late 1990s, when they first became widely available as a pain treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health. ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Pediatric researchers are calling for more rigorous research into the possible link between short-term opioid use for pain management in childhood and opioid use disorder later in life.
Dec 2, 2021
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing pain-related outcomes for patients with chronic pain receiving long-term opioid therapy found that patients who received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in their treatment ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Traditional treatment for broken ribs often centers on rest, time, and pain management, but what has become evident in recent years is that such passive treatment comes at a cost to patients.
Nov 1, 2021
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Pain management in the United States is inequitable, with Black people often receiving less aggressive and less accurate pain treatment than White people. New research in Social Psychological and Personality Science (SPPS) ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Providing children oral instead of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen to help manage tonsillectomy pain improves care at lower costs, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting.
Oct 10, 2021
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The integration of behavioral medicine and perioperative care is gaining traction, helped by improved technology that enables online consults and education as well as by better models of integration.
Sep 16, 2021
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