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 severe pain
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does COVID cause pink eye? Is there a new subvariant? Here's what experts say
It's been almost four years since the coronavirus was discovered, and new developments and questions continue to unravel across the globe.
Jun 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds no tie between acne drug accutane and Crohn's, colitis
(HealthDay)—A new study counters the notion that the prescription acne drug Accutane raises the risk of Crohn's disease or colitis in women.
Feb 20, 2013
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Medical research
Study shows potential new therapy for neuropathic pain
An international study led by scientists at McGill University reports, for the first time, that drugs that selectively target the melatonin MT2 receptor represent a novel class of analgesic drugs that could be used to treat ...
Feb 18, 2015
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Health
The more TV you watch, the more bodily pain you have over time: Study
Data from 4,099 participants of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) has revealed that an increase in daily TV-watching time is significantly associated with an increase in bodily pain severity over ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Medical research
Does widespread pain stem from the brain? MRI study investigates
Pain is the most common reason people seek medical care, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Aug 10, 2017
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Cardiology
Stenting blocked bowel arteries saves lives
Stenting reopens completely blocked bowel arteries, preventing damage and even death from a condition that causes individuals severe pain and leads to excessive weight loss, notes research being presented at the Society of ...
Apr 14, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Chronic-pain patients at high risk of suicide
Two months ago, Gary Rager's girlfriend asked him to do the unthinkable. The 44-year-old woman, who has suffered disabling pain for the past three years, asked Rager if he would help her end her life.
Jan 29, 2013
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Medical research
Virtual reality experiences may help treat severe pain
Therapeutic virtual reality can be used to reduce severe pain in hospitalized patients, according to a study published August 14, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Brennan Spiegel of Cedars-Sinai Health System, ...
Aug 14, 2019
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Surgery
Beyond weight loss: Improvements in pain, mobility persist long after bariatric surgery
Improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity largely endure for at least seven years after bariatric surgery, despite some backsliding from the high levels of improvement seen in the years immediately following ...
Sep 14, 2022
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