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For adults with acute lower back pain, myorelaxants, NSAIDS, and NSAIDs combined with acetaminophen can reduce pain and disability.

Organ impairment persists in 59% of individuals one year after COVID-19, according to a study.

Genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is associated with a significant reduction in pain for patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Sustained low-wage earning is associated with elevated mortality risk and excess deaths, according to a study.

Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, but not with other autoimmune diseases.

Higher physical activity levels are associated with a lower risk for severe chronic disease and mortality outcomes among adults.

Among children undergoing needle-related procedures, providing distraction using immersive virtual reality significantly reduces pain and anxiety.

Low satisfaction with social relationships is associated with the accumulation of multiple chronic conditions (multimorbidity) in women.

Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse care experiences at for-profit hospices.

Federal officials plan to tighten access to drugs that have the potential for abuse by reinstating federal prescribing requirements that were loosened during the pandemic.