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News, opinions and meeting coverage in geriatrics.

CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says

'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted'

Gabapentin Plus Opioids for Chronic Pain?

Small study shows no superiority over opioids alone

Medical Marijuana and Older Adults

Well tolerated among elderly patients; nearly a third reduced opioids

'Not a Haircut': Two Knees, Same Day ... More Risk?

Evidence, experience mixed on simultaneous bilateral knee replacement

Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums?

Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation

Whole-Body Cyrotherapy Caused Cold Burn Injury

Trendy treatment never FDA-approved for health benefits

Group Hypnotherapy Helps IBS Patients

As effective as individual treatment in reducing perception of symptoms

Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Ekes Out FDA Panel Win

10-7 vote in joint advisory committee meeting favoring MNK-812 approval

AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribing

CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say

AMA Wrestles with Physician-Assisted Suicide Stance

Proponents of PAS/medical aid-in-dying push back

Lady Gaga: Music Icon, Budding Actress... and Fibromyalgia Patient

Pop star brings light to common yet frequently misdiagnosed pain condition

Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilaris

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51成人动漫 staff

Complex Pain Syndromes in the Emergency Room

One physician's approach: trust patients and avoid opioids

Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Management

"Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford

Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribing

Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate

The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioids

Complaints cite "gross negligence," "incredibly high" doses -- and bad penmanship

'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctors

Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed

Oral Meds Relieve Acute Migraine Attacks

Rimegepant and ubrogepant lessen headache pain and bothersome symptoms

Migraine Patterns Often Change During Menopause

Falling estrogen levels may worsen headaches

Patients Often Mistake Migraine 'Triggers'

Tracking app data show little association for chocolate, nitrates, MSG

Galcanezumab Offers Help for Cluster Headache and Migraine

CGRP blocker reduced frequency of both types of headache more than placebo

Lasmiditan Provides Rapid Migraine Relief

First-in-class drug promises efficacy without cardiovascular side effects

FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid

Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval

AHS Conference Surveys Changing Migraine Landscape

CGRP inhibitors and a whole lot more

Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug?

Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism

Eptinezumab Effective in Chronic Migraine

Intravenous CGRP blocker shows rapid treatment effect

Oral CGRP Inhibitor Helps Relieve Migraine Attack

About 20% report being pain-free within 2 hours

FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade

Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen

Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues

Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination

TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery

Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique

Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

Pearls from: Matthew Robbins, MD

Managing headache disorders during pregnancy

Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery

An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol

Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness

Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss

Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids

Sensitivity Heightened with Chronic Low Back Pain

Catastrophizing is also a common feature

Cannabis Not a Pain Aid for Opioid Users

Sleep quality also not influenced by use

AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit

Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting

Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use

Study looked at cohort of women veterans

Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis?

Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue

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