E-Health Self-Management Chronic Pain Program Beneficial
Increase in proportion of patients achieving ≥15 percent reduction in daily morphine equivalent dose, ≥2-point reduction in pain intensity
AAN: Atogepant Efficacious for Preventive Treatment of Migraine
Findings seen in participants who previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive migraine medications
TKA Complications Increased for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Patients with sickle cell disease have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, have increased need for step-down health care facilities
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Evidence Limited for Long-Term Benefits of Discectomy for Sciatica
Benefits for reduction in leg pain and disability declined over time
Fibromyalgia Is Risk Factor for Opioid Use Disorder Exacerbations
New instrument, the Pain-related OUD Exacerbation Scale, shows validity
Digitally Reported Patient Outcomes Tied to Better Disease Control in RA
Findings of modest clinical value seen for adults with rheumatoid arthritis
High Prevalence of Thoracic Spine Pain ID’d Among Adolescents
Thoracic spine pain associated with female sex, mental health problems, use of electronic devices for prolonged duration
Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate
Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication
About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
Results of a new survey lay bare the pandemic's impact on nursing
