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FDA Warns of Rising Injuries From Misuse of Laughing Gas
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas. The gas, which is used medically as a sedative and in whipped...
Exercise Beneficial to Mental Health of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 – Engaging in physical activity seems to be beneficial to the mental health of women with chronic pelvic pain disorders (CPPD), according to a study published online Feb. 26...
Opioids During Surgery Might Cause Worse Pain For Patients
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 – Powerful synthetic opioids are meant to serve as painkillers, but new research suggests their use during surgery might actually prompt worse pain during patients’ recovery. ...
Guidance Provided for Safe Use of Ketamine
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Administration of ketamine for purposes other than acute pain management and procedural sedation should be subject to the same prescribing guidelines as other sedating...
Anesthesiologists' Group Urges Limits on Ketamine Use
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – The tragic early death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry from a ketamine overdose in 2023 has swung a spotlight on the dangers of unsupervised use of the potent anesthetic. ...
Opioid Rx in the ED Slightly Raises Risk for Future Opioid Use, Hospitalization
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Emergency department opioid prescriptions are associated with small increases in hospital admission and subsequent opioid prescription use, according to a study published...
NFL Players Are Now Avoiding Opioids for Pain, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl, some good news for the athletes: NFL players are largely avoiding opioid-based pain relievers when injuries strike. A new study of data...
Number of Anesthesiology Residents Applying to Pain Medicine Fellowships Decreasing
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – The number of anesthesiology residents applying to pain medicine decreased 45 percent from 2019 to 2023, according to a study published in the January issue of PAIN...
No Evidence Found Linking Sickle Cell Trait With Unexplained Sudden Death
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor is there evidence...
FDA Approves Journavx (suzetrigine), a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2025-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx™ (suzetrigine), an or...
FDA Approves Journavx, First New Non-Opioid Pain Pill in Decades
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin....
Guidelines Developed to Address Infections Tied to Regional Anesthesia
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – In multidisciplinary guidelines issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and published online Jan. 20 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine,...
Many Very Preterm Infants Experience Pain
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Many very preterm infants experience pain, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in Pain. Hillary Graham, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and...
Reiki May Help Ease the Pain of Cancer Treatment
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – The ancient Japanese practice of reiki "energy healing" might help some cancer patients deal with the pain that can come with infusion therapies, new research shows....
24.3 Percent of U.S. Adults Had Chronic Pain in Past Three Months in 2023
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 – In 2023, 24.3 percent of U.S. adults had chronic pain in the previous three months, according to a November data brief published by the National Center for Health...
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