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Certain Visual Phenomena Linked to Headache and Migraine
Treatment for Opioid Dependence May Not Aggravate Pain
What Does the AMA Augmented Intelligence Policy Mean for Healthcare Professionals?
Metoclopramide Nonsuperior to Placebo for Reduction of Migraine Intensity
Flunarizine May Be Safe and Effective for Episodic Migraine Prophylaxis
Effect of Current Policy Interventions on Projected Opioid Overdose Deaths in 2025
Facial Recognition Technology Raises Ethical, Legal, Privacy Concerns in Health Care
NDA for Novel Migraine Treatment Ubrogepant Accepted for FDA Review
Interpreting Scores on Common Chronic Pain Questionnaires
FDA to Review Higher Dose Naloxone Injection for Opioid Overdose Treatment
Identifying Cervical Musculoskeletal Impairments in Migraine
Hospital-Acquired Complications From Low-Value Care: Prevalence and Effects
Are Perceptions of Educational Articles Affected by Financial Conflict of Interest Statements?
Stimulating Dorsal Root Ganglions Plus Dorsal Columns for Complex Pain Patterns
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Health Literacy and the Older Adult
Every day, low health literacy results in patients’ misunderstanding the instructions of their clinicians, sometimes with very serious consequences. -
Navigating Effective Approaches to Migraine Treatment for the Underinsured
Approximately, 26% of participants who were underinsured or uninsured were able to navigate through consultation, diagnosis, and treatment. -
HHS Task Force Issues Draft Report on Best Practices for Pain Management
In a draft report issued December 28, 2018 by the US Department of Health and Human Services-sponsored Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach to pain management were formulated. -
AHA Issues Scientific Statement on Accurate Blood Pressure Readings
The American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on blood pressure readings. -
Physician Mental Health: The Role of Self-Compassion and Detachment
Prioritization of patients’ well-being can lead physicians to neglect their own well-being, including their mental health.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Also Benefits Chronic Pain
For patients with chronic pain (CP), both mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improve physical functioning, pain intensity, and depression.
Piezogenic Pedal Papules (Painful piezogenic pedal papules, piezogenic wrist papules)
Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history First described by Shelley and Rawnsley in 1968, piezogenic pedal papules are flesh-colored papules which emerge on the heel upon weight bearing. Herniations of subcutaneous fat give rise to these papules. Upon cessation of weight bearing, the papules frequently recede…
Compounded Pain Creams Evaluated in Patients With Localized Chronic Pain
To investigate the effectiveness of compounded creams in the treatment of chronic pain conditions, study authors performed a double-blind, randomized, parallel study comparing creams compounded with an active ingredient to placebo creams.
Marijuana Among American Adults Doubled in Past Decade
As marijuana use increases, so does the risk of adverse consequences.
Characteristics of Physicians Excluded from Medicare Reimbursement Programs Examined
Older male physicians who practice family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, or surgery were more likely to have been excluded from insurance reimbursement participation.
