Dementia Linked to Previous Migraine History Midlife migraine diagnosis boosted dementia rate by 50%, Danish study shows Jun 18, 2020
Most Migraine Patients Lack Treatment Only 15% with moderate or severe disability received preventive drugs, U.S. survey found Jun 17, 2020
Gout: Methotrexate May Enhance Pegloticase Response In small study, uric acid levels were reduced to near undetectable levels in almost 80% of patients Jun 09, 2020
Don't Skip Opiates for ‘Air Hunger’ From COVID-19 Ventilation Other drugs don't cut it to ease the traumatic sensation, group argues Jun 05, 2020
We Must Legalize Opioids Now to End Racist War on Drugs In the age of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's more important than ever Jun 03, 2020
Queen Guitarist's Agonizing May Sciatica + "small heart attack" = trying time for Brian May Jun 03, 2020
Positive Data for Novel Oral Migraine Treatment Dual-mechanism drug shows promise in difficult-to-treat patients May 22, 2020
Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 13, 2020
IL-17A Blockers Succeed in Spine Disease Secukinumab and ixekizumab best placebo for ankylosing spondylitis May 13, 2020
Enhanced Recovery Protocols Lower Opioid Use After C-Section Researchers also reported reduction in hospital stay and costs Apr 27, 2020
Why These Athletes Went Ahead With Their Elective Surgeries Sports medicine physicians weigh in on special treatment Apr 22, 2020
Tanezumab: A Win as Last-Ditch Osteoarthritis Tx Modest pain reduction seen in patients with no other drug options Apr 03, 2020
Meta-Analysis: Even One THC Hit Carries Risk for Inducing Psychosis Evidence suggested adding CBD does not ameliorate these effects Mar 17, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
Meth Charge for Family Doc; 'No Merit' to Husel's Suit; Groping Surgeon? Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 06, 2020
More Pills, Less Relief for Smartphone Users With Headache Effects may increase with heavier smartphone use Mar 04, 2020
Cannabis Satisfaction High Despite Little Change in Pain Scores Better sleep may be driving satisfaction in chronic pain patients, study suggests Mar 03, 2020
Hypogonadism Linked to Higher Long-Term Opioid Doses Chronic opioid use may produce a dose-response relationship Mar 03, 2020
Can Physicians Spot Prescription Drug Misuse? Study highlights struggles prescribers face with opioids, gabapentin Mar 01, 2020
'Uber' of Pharmacy: Disrupting the Market, or Patient Care? Capsule promises delivery in New York City within 2 hours, but some patients' experience less than stellar Feb 27, 2020
From Fraud to Ghana Presidency? Another Sports Doc Abuse Scandal Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 21, 2020
Severity of Kids' Opioid Poisoning on the Rise Teens turning to opioids to attempt suicide, national data indicates Feb 17, 2020
Postmenopausal Low Back Pain: Is Lack of Vitamin D the Problem? Finding "speaks to the importance of avoiding severe vitamin D deficiency states" Feb 12, 2020
Most Drugs Don't Work for Pediatric Migraine Prevention But a few medications may work for some children, network meta-analysis suggests Feb 10, 2020
Study: Short Hospital Stays OK After Cardiac Surgery 3 days or less "very safe," one center reports Jan 28, 2020
Should Addicts Get Repeat Valve Surgeries for Endocarditis? MAT should be part of the equation in patients with opioid addiction, STS debaters agree Jan 26, 2020
Scripts for Dead Patients; School Nurse Charged; Life Sentence for 'Angel of Death' Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Jan 24, 2020
Plavix Efficacy Blunted With Opioid in the Picture More ischemic events seen with drug combo for heart attacks managed invasively Jan 20, 2020
FDA Warns of Breathing Problems With Gabapentinoids Updated labeling for gabapentin, pregabalin, and new trials required Dec 19, 2019
FDA Warns Alkermes on Vivitrol Ads Campaign omits important risk information, agency says Dec 12, 2019
More Evidence That Aspirin Can Stave Off Death PLCO follow-up data support protective effect Dec 04, 2019
Chronic Opioids and Sleep: What Prescribers Need to Know "There are a lot of issues with sleep going unnoticed" Nov 22, 2019
ACR: Treat-to-Target Endorsed for Gout Differs from ACP guideline for primary care: "they're wrong" Nov 15, 2019
ACR: Draft OA Guidelines Stress Non-Drug Tx, Leave Opioid Door Open But group comes down hard on stem cells, PRP, electrical therapy; downgrades hyaluronic acid shots Nov 14, 2019
Knockout: In Boxing, Brain Damage Is the Goal Why do we applaud a sport dedicated to hurting people? Nov 14, 2019
Kratom-Linked Hepatotoxicity on the Rise in the U.S. Clinicians should be aware that the herbal supplement can cause liver injury, researcher says Nov 10, 2019