John Schieszer

Pain and addiction specialists discuss the rise in workplace violence over opioid denials and how to improve communication and change patient expectations.

Experts discuss the advantages and disadvantages of treating patients with chronic pain via telemedicine.

The current opioid crisis in the United States requires new approaches to prescription opioid management.

An overview of the role of statins in reducing in-hospital deaths due to COVID-19, using findings from the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

In today’s feature article, we talk with Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, of the Institute for Public Health in Washington, DC, who describes treating long-haulers as “America’s next big health crisis.”

“The main changes needed in medical education are primarily structural with pass/fail grading and reduction in class time and amount of information being taught.”

In a recent issue of JAMA focused on medical education, researchers and physicians explore what’s working and what’s not in medical education.

New guideline addresses cancer-related chronic pain

Advising patients on strains, explaining limitations

Importance of finding ways to mitigate chronic opioid use after surgery.