Pain Management
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Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often
Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions
Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use
Study suggests 10% of cases may have easily treatable cause
Findings offer a blueprint for other hospitals to reduce post-surgical opioid use
Study suggests 10% of cases may have easily treatable cause
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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
Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence
Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials
More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days
Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management"
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Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta
Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts
Only 16% of discharge doses were within 5 MME of inpatient daily consumption, study showed
Australian trial finds no difference in pain scores over 6 weeks
Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed
Randomized trial showed mifepristone was safe, effective for pain symptoms of adenomyosis
