Transition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
Of those initiating opioids for the first time, patients with fibromyalgia made up the highest proportion of long-term opioid users
Study Explores Correlates of Pain Associated With Sickle Cell
Increased pain frequency seen in association with unemployment, female sex, depression
Chronic Pain Poses High Disease Burden in U.S. Adult Population
Incidence rates of chronic pain, high-impact chronic pain 52.4 and 12.0 cases per 1,000 person-years in 2020
Peresolimab Found to Be Efficacious for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Change from baseline in Disease Activity Score for 28 joints based on the C-reactive protein level was significantly greater for 700 mg peresolimab versus placebo at week 12
Medical School Students Increasingly Come from Higher-Income Families
Findings seen for both applicants and matriculants into M.D. programs in the United States from 2014 to 2019
8.4 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in 2022
12.2 percent of adults aged 18 to 64 years and 4.2 percent of children aged 0 to 17 years were uninsured in 2022
Specific TJA Subgroups Gain Greater Benefit From Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Odds of respiratory complications reduced with peripheral nerve block use for older patients with no comorbidity, younger patients with one, two comorbidities
Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
New director will face potential scrutiny from both Republicans and Democrats
One-Third of U.S. Physicians Report Ever Being Sued
Length of time in practice, specialty, and gender impact likelihood of being sued
Intra-Op Liposomal Bupivacaine Beneficial After Spinal Fusion in Scoliosis
Lower total opioid consumption and shorter liposomal bupivacaine seen with LB for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion
