Pain Management

Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups

Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often

New tech can have unforeseen consequences if it improperly flags patients or doctors

Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending

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Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts

Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed

In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey

Real-world signals were seen mostly in the orbitofrontal cortex

New cases occur more frequently than other conditions, and often persist

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Phase II study misses primary endpoint, but likely to move forward anyway

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Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design