Medications
Artificial intelligence may influence whether you can get pain medication
Elizabeth Amirault had never heard of a Narx Score. But she said she learned last year the tool had been used to track her medication use.
Sep 5, 2023
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News tagged with pain medication
Medications
New opioids are joining the illicit drug supply, and they're more potent than fentanyl
In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller.
Sep 5, 2023
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Genetics
Overly flexible connective tissue causes problems in joints and throughout the body and is often missed by doctors
Connective tissue is found throughout the human body, within and between structures as varied as muscles, nerves and internal organs. Like an elaborate web, it holds everything together—providing the body shape and promoting ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Endometriosis is more than just 'painful periods'
Even though endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women in the United States and can cause increasing, debilitating pain each menstrual cycle, as well as infertility, it is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood.
Aug 22, 2023
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Medications
The landscape of opioid prescribing has changed, but is it for the better?
Globally, opioid prescribing has increased significantly over the past three decades. In 2019, Australia had the eighth highest level of opioid use in the world.
Aug 7, 2023
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Health
Tackling inequalities in end-of-life care
Language barriers are resulting in people from South Asian communities experiencing more pain at the end of life, new research has found.
Jul 26, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Scientists develop new robot medics to go where doctors can't
Game-changing robotics technology that can provide remote medical treatment to casualties in high-risk emergency environments, has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Jul 21, 2023
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Medications
New opioid use raises death risk 11-fold in those with dementia
Older adults who begin using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a significantly greater risk of death—about 11-fold within the first two weeks, according to new research.
Jul 18, 2023
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Surgery
Measurement tool can help reduce over-inflation of safety device on breathing tubes used during general anesthesia
A measurement tool should be used to reduce overinflation of a device, located on breathing tubes, that protects the patient's airway during general anesthesia to help prevent complications such as sore throat, according ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Medications
Starting epidural anesthesia in operating room can help patients get faster pain relief after surgery
Starting a patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion while the patient is still in the operating room (OR)—rather than in the recovery room after the procedure—may help provide better pain control, suggests ...
Jul 18, 2023
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