Pain Management

 
Can Clinician Empathy Affect Chronic Pain?
June 18, 2024

A clinician's empathy during a clinic encounter with a person with chronic pain can have a statistically significant impact on outcomes, a new study found.

Hip Pain in a Man with Type 1 Diabetes: Seen in the ED
May 10, 2024

Patient is in his forties; pain has been waxing, waning, worsening for 2 weeks. He has no other significant medical history. Do lab results hold clues? What's your Dx?

Obesity & Chronic Pain Management: An Expert Discussion
April 12, 2024

Monu Khanna, MD, discusses challenges in managing pain in patients with obesity, effective pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, and more.

Primary Care-Based Injury Prevention Program Reduces Pediatric Injuries: Daily Dose
April 12, 2024

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Atogepant vs Rimegepant for Migraine Prevention: Daily Dose
April 11, 2024

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Atogepant Found More Effective for Migraine Prevention vs Rimegepant in New Analysis
April 03, 2024

Atogepant was associated with fewer monthly migraine days, fewer acute medication use days, and greater QoL compared with rimegepant after 12 weeks.

Initiating Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: Does Which Medication Matter?
March 08, 2024

A new study compared opioid utilization trajectories of patients initiating tramadol, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. Key takeaways at-a-glance, here.

Gabapentinoid Use Increasing in US: Daily Dose
February 01, 2024

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Investigational Nonopioid VX-548 Reduces Moderate to Severe Post-Surgical Pain in Late-Stage Clinical Trials
January 31, 2024

Oral VX-548 has the potential to fill the gap between drugs that are tolerable but lack efficacy and opioids with therapeutic efficacy but known risks, according to Vertex.

Daily Dose: Gabapentinoids & Risk of Severe COPD Exacerbations
January 26, 2024

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