Pain Management News

• Alert FDA Clears Spinal Cord Stimulator for Diabetic Neuropathy The Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott's Proclaim XR spinal cord stimulation system for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, the company announced.
  Medscape Medical News, January 26, 2023
• GICS 2023 Palliative Radiotherapy Reduces End-Stage Liver Cancer Pain Most patients with end-stage hepatocellular carcinoma experience pain; a new study shows that low-dose radiotherapy can relieve pain and even improve survival.
  MDedge News, January 26, 2023
• Topical Gene Therapy Gel Heals Dystrophic EB Wounds The first topical in vivo gene therapy to reach late-stage development heals dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa wounds, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2023
• Topical CBD Needs Further Study for Digital Ulcer Pain, Healing A small study of the cannabis component cannabidiol (CBD) is a "good first step," rheumatologist says.
  MDedge News, January 25, 2023
• Life After 50: If You Have Questions, These Experts Have Answers For the last three decades, the Health and Retirement Study has been tracking Americans as they prepare to leave the workforce and beyond.
  Medscape Medical News, January 25, 2023
• No Spike in Overdose Deaths From Relaxed Buprenorphine Regs The easing of buprenorphine prescribing and dispensing regulations during the COVID pandemic did not increase buprenorphine-involved overdose deaths, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2023
• Survival 'Much Lower' 10 Years After Chronic Pancreatitis Surgery Substance abuse and suicide are major causes of mortality in the longer term, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2023
• Over Half of ED Visits From Cancer Patients Could Be Prevented New research indicates that potentially avoidable ED visits among patients with cancer have increased substantially over time and that uncontrolled pain is often the reason for these visits.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2023
• 'Very Doable' Low-Dose Workout Enough to Treat Knee OA Exercise helps patients with knee osteoarthritis, but more isn't necessarily better, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• Parkinson's Disease: Focus on Hallucinations Patients often hide their hallucinations, which are associated with poor long-term outcomes and a reduced quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• Hypofractionated Radiation Can Increase Pain in Laryngeal SCC Investigators urge clinicians to be mindful of this issue. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, January 23, 2023
• Why Do GI Symptoms Persist in Some Kids With Celiac Disease? Intake of calories and fat may explain why a significant number of children with celiac disease present with functional gastrointestinal disorders despite following a gluten-free diet.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• Cardio-Rheumatology Clinics Guide Care for Unique Population Cardio-rheumatology programs are "the newest child" in a series of cardiology offshoots. Such clinics aim to prevent and manage complex cardiovascular conditions in rheumatology patients.
  MDedge News, January 23, 2023
• What Is Bipolar Androgen Therapy for Prostate Cancer? The approach takes advantage of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells' adaptive reliance on androgen signaling.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• Transgender People in Rural America Struggle to Find Doctors Many health professionals in rural areas don’t know how to provide gender-affirming care, leaving transgender patients with few options.
  Kaiser Health News, January 23, 2023
• Age-Related Atopic Dermatitis Phenotypes Evaluated in Study "Improved understanding of the clinical phenotypes of AD may help guide choice of treatment and improve health outcomes," the authors write.
  MDedge News, January 23, 2023
• Older Women With Breast Cancer: Omitting RT Needs Revisiting The practice of omitting radiotherapy for older breast cancer patients is based on outdated evidence and needs revisiting, as modern short treatment courses may suit them better, argue experts.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2023
• US Settlement Signals Protections for Addiction Medicine The US Department of Justice has used the Americans with Disabilities Act to settle a claim that an employee was discriminated against for taking a prescribed medication to treat drug addiction.
  Associated Press, January 20, 2023
• Alert FDA OKs Zanubrutinib (Brukinsa) for CLL or SLL The FDA granted accelerated approval to the BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
  Medscape Medical News, January 20, 2023
• New Smell Tech Could Make VR Therapies More Powerful Medical research on the benefits of smell in VR may start to move faster, thanks to breakthroughs in the entertainment industry.
  WebMD Health News, January 20, 2023