At-Home Disposal Kits Increase Self-Disposal Rates of Opioids
Findings seen for orthopedic surgery patients provided an opioid disposal kit at discharge
Severe Maternal Morbidity Up in Medicaid-Enrolled Pregnant Women With Opioid Addiction
Rate of severe maternal morbidity 292.1 per 10,000 live births among those with OUD, with variation seen across states
Incident Gabapentin Use Not Linked to Increase in Falls Versus Duloxetine
Findings seen in older adults with diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, or fibromyalgia
Pain Coping Skills Training Beneficial During Maintenance Hemodialysis
Patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, experiencing chronic pain had larger reduction in BPI Interference score
U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
Atogepant Superior for Efficacy, Functional Measures in Migraine
Reductions in weekly migraine days seen at weeks 1 to 4 and in monthly migraine days in first four weeks
2020 to 2023 Saw Increase in Buprenorphine Dispensing for Teens
Decrease in dispensing seen among young adults; dispensing varied by prescriber specialty and was higher for nurse practitioners
2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions
Most organizing efforts motivated by nonfinancial factors
Medical Cannabis Laws Linked to Increase in Cannabis Use Disorders
Increase in cannabis poisoning seen with medical cannabis laws and recreational cannabis laws
