Pediatricians Have Important Role in Talking About Substance Use, Experts Say "You can't just assume that somebody's going to get care elsewhere," one pediatrician noted May 17, 2024
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dropped in 2023, but Experts Say It's Too Soon to Celebrate About 107,500 people died of overdoses last year May 15, 2024
I Didn't Truly Understand Opioid Addiction Until It Killed My Son Despite being a doctor, I learned too late that substance use disorder is a treatable disease May 07, 2024
No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis Apr 09, 2024
Genetic Test for Opioid Addiction Risk Should Be Withdrawn, Experts Tell FDA Methodology behind AvertD DNA test questioned Apr 04, 2024
'Rock Doc' Gets 20 Years for Illegally Prescribing Opioids Tennessee nurse practitioner promoted his practice with the motto "work hard, play harder" Mar 20, 2024
Sickle Cell Pain Hospitalizations Rose After CDC's Opioid Recs Agency's 2016 guidance may have contributed to reduced access to opioids, and more pain Mar 11, 2024
Biden Defends Reproductive Rights, Touts Drug-Pricing Law in State of the Union President says attacks on IVF, like January 6, are "another assault on American freedom" Mar 08, 2024
Three-Drug Combo Wins for Opioid-Sparing Pain Relief After Hip Replacement Less morphine needed with multiple analgesics Mar 07, 2024
Seniors, Doctors at Odds on Opioid Risks and 'Deprescribing' Conversations between primary care physicians and older patients often "challenging" Mar 06, 2024
CAR-T for Autoimmune Disease; Methods of Illegal Opioid Overdose Also in TTHealthWatch: effectiveness of telemedicine abortion Feb 24, 2024 podcast
For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease Prescribed Opioids, No Patterns of Misuse Emerged Number of vaso-occlusive crises tied to days' supply Feb 19, 2024
HHS Expands Access to Methadone, Buprenorphine Updates to 20-year-old rules allow take-home methadone, treatment initiation via telehealth Feb 02, 2024
Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking Jan 30, 2024
Buprenorphine Less Risky for Most Birth Defects Than Methadone But researchers said any treatment for OUD in pregnancy is better than none Jan 22, 2024
Morphine Quieted Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cough frequency reduced, quality of life boosted with opioid in small crossover trial Jan 18, 2024
Opioid Exposure in Womb Tied to Kids' Risk for Eczema, Dermatitis, and Asthma No link between prenatal exposure and risk for autoimmune conditions, however Jan 18, 2024
Overdose Death Notices Plus Guidance Sink Opioid Prescribing Doctors who were told about deaths and given planning prompts wrote fewer opioid scripts Jan 16, 2024
'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50 Billion of Opioid Settlements Pitches land daily in the inboxes of state and local officials Jan 01, 2024
First Test to Identify Opioid Addiction Risk Approved by FDA Genetic test intended to be used before patients are exposed to oral opioids for acute pain Dec 20, 2023
How Much Pain Is 'Enough' to Prescribe Opioids? A compliance plan can help optimize clinical decision-making Dec 05, 2023
Opioid Doc Sentenced; World's First Sickle Cell Gene Tx; FTC Warns Diet Influencers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51˶ staff Nov 17, 2023
Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment Nov 14, 2023
Heat and Cardiovascular Death; Time-Restricted Eating or Caloric Restriction in T2D Also in TTHealthWatch: managing nasal airway obstruction Nov 04, 2023 podcast
Adding Nurse Care Managers in Primary Care Boosted OUD Treatment Support from leadership and treatment coverage are also critical, authors say Oct 31, 2023
Fentanyl Death Trends; Food Additives and Heart Disease Also in TTHealthWatch: MDMA and PTSD, and esophageal erosion and cancer Sep 23, 2023 podcast
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups Sep 12, 2023
Here's Another Racial-Ethnic Disparity in Back Pain Care Nonwhite patients who overuse opioids are given nonpharmacologic alternatives less often Sep 12, 2023
AI May Influence Who Can Get or Prescribe Pain Medication New tech can have unforeseen consequences if it improperly flags patients or doctors Sep 03, 2023
Some Health Workers See Double the Risk for Fatal Drug Overdoses Pre-pandemic study finds that RNs and others faced elevated risks Aug 07, 2023
Buprenorphine Cost a Potential Barrier for Opioid-Addicted Youth, Adults Opioid use disorder medication remains underused, and cost appears to contribute, studies show Aug 07, 2023
Remote Urine Drug Screening Feasible for Opioid Use Disorder, Study Shows More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days Jul 28, 2023
White House Drug Czar Releases Plan to Combat Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl Strategy involves a "whole-of-government" response, says Rahul Gupta Jul 11, 2023
How to Prevent Addiction Patients From Leaving Treatment Against Medical Advice Addressing psychosocial factors is a good place to start Jul 08, 2023
Why Isn't Buprenorphine Available at All Pharmacies? More access to this life-saving medication is essential Jul 02, 2023
Gabapentinoid, Opioid Prescriptions Rose in Older Patients After Surgery Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed Jun 16, 2023
Should Students Carry Naloxone? AMA Members Debate Policy Stance Delegates also examine role in preventing border wall injuries and recidivism in jails, prisons Jun 12, 2023
Kratom Linked to Outsized Proarrhythmic Risks OTC agents are not safe alternatives to prescription opioids, study suggests Jun 05, 2023
'If the Narcan Isn't Working, Give More' and Other Myths About Naloxone Use In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey Jun 02, 2023
