Pain Management News

• Oral Buprenorphine Tied to Severe Tooth Decay, FDA Warns Orally dissolving medications containing buprenorphine are linked to severe dental problems, including total tooth loss, the FDA warns.
  Medscape Medical News, January 13, 2022
• Physicians React: Docs Lose Licenses for False COVID Information Doctors have strong feelings about possible repercussions for physicians who disseminate inaccurate information about COVID-19. Here's what they have to say.
  Medscape Medical News, January 12, 2022
• As Pandemic Regs Expire, States Get Tougher on Telehealth: Report In some states, insurers no longer have to cover telehealth; difficulties also linger for practicing medicine across jurisdictions.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2022
• CES 2022 Wearable Neuromodulation Device Launched by Teen Siblings A teenage math prodigy designed a use-anywhere neuromodulation device to ease his sister's chronic pain.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2022
• One Doctor's Psychedelic Journey to Confront His Cancer "I don't have much patience for holistic medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, or alternative medicines with claims of spiritual upliftment or altered states of mind."
  WebMD Health News, January 06, 2022
• Duloxetine Added to Usual Care Doesn't Improve Hip, Knee OA Pain The results of a small, randomized trial could not find any benefit of duloxetine over usual care in patients with chronic knee or hip OA pain that was not improved through use of NSAIDs or acetaminophen.
  Medscape Medical News, January 06, 2022
• Pfizer, BioNTech to Develop Shingles Shot, After COVID-19 Vaccine Success Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech will develop an mRNA-based vaccine for the prevention of viral infection shingles, collaborating for the third time after the success of their COVID-19 vaccine based on the same technology.
  Reuters Health Information, January 05, 2022
• Addressing Pain in Patients With Opioid-Use Disorder and Advanced Cancer When it comes to treating pain in patients with opioid-use disorder and advanced cancer, a panel of experts generally favors continuing treatment with methadone or buprenorphine-naloxone.
  Reuters Health Information, January 03, 2022
• Case Series Show No Consensus on Treatment for Palmoplantar Pustulosis, Generalized Pustular Psoriasis "These case series confirm the rarity of both generalized pustular psoriasis and palmoplantar pustulosis...and the lack of effective treatment options," the lead author said.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2022
• AAN Updates Treatment Guidance on Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Although four classes of medications and several nontraditional therapies may help reduce pain due to diabetic neuropathy, opioids are not recommended, the American Academy of Neurology notes.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2022
• Study Finds Sharp Drop in Opioid Scripts Among Most Specialties A study by the RAND Corp found US clinicians are prescribing fewer opioids, with variation among patients. But the lead author said the report also raises questions about what's driving the changes.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2022
• FDA Lifts Restrictions on Spinal Cord Stimulation System Expanded MRI compatibility will allow more patients implanted with the Proclaim XR SCS system to obtain MRI scans when needed ― and increases efficiencies for radiologists, the manufacturer notes.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2022
• Whole-plant Cannabis Linked to Large Reduction in Seizures Children with intractable epilepsy treated with whole-plant cannabis-based medical products experienced an 86% decrease in monthly seizures, a small case series reports.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2021
• Why You Should Ditch Your Cloth Masks for 3-Ply Surgical Masks, N95s Amid the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, experts stress that we all should swap cloth masks for N95 respirators or 3-ply surgical masks.
  WebMD Health News, December 29, 2021
• Where the Need Is Great, a Fresh Prescription for Diabetes The Rocking Horse program is part of a nascent movement among a small but growing number of doctors, hospitals and health officials to find a way to tame an epidemic of diabetes in the United States.
  Reuters Health Information, December 22, 2021
• Opioid Agonist Therapy Guards Against Self-Harm, Suicide Cessation of opioid agonist therapy boosts the risk of self-harm and suicide in the first month after stopping the treatment, highlighting the need for "advanced safety planning" during this critical time.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2021
• Former Nurse Gets Prison Time for Tampering With Pain Killers Utah man sentenced for obtaining and tampering with patients' narcotics for his own use while serving on a hospital surgical-trauma ward.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2021
• Fossilized Blood Proteins From Child Illness May Cause Chalky Teeth Albumin seen "poisoning" the cells that deposit enamel, leading to potentially severe tooth damage.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2021
• High GI Spending Reveals Research, Public Health Need The top five most costly conditions were biliary tract diseases, esophageal disorders, abdominal pain, abdominal hernias, and diverticular disease.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2021
• Patients Fell Ill With COVID in Hospitals, Oversight Fell Short A KHN investigation finds that hospitals with high rates of COVID patients who didn't have the diagnosis when they were admitted have rarely been held accountable due to multiple gaps in government oversight.
  Kaiser Health News, December 23, 2021