Pain Management

Authors hope findings will 'inform a more cautious approach to decisions around opioid dose tapering'

Of 20 actionable standards from The Joint Commission, six completely supported by references, six partly supported

Disparity in life expectancy across states greater when race/ethnicity are considered

More drugs with high abuse potential made it through the development process than new drugs with low abuse potential

Responder rate higher with true acupuncture (needling to achieve deqi sensation) versus superficial acupuncture (sham control)

Authors say Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company prices

Workers who lived in Medicaid expansion states were 5.4 percent more likely to enroll in Medicaid after job loss during pandemic

In the U.S., increases in life expectancy were seen for Black, API, Latino, White populations, but no change seen for AIAN

Compared with placebo, increase in responder rates seen at all atogepant dose levels

Percent of patients with conditions that had substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased from 2016 to 2020