NKTR-181, a new molecular entity, mu-opioid receptor agonist with an inherently slow rate of central nervous system (CNS) entry, was designed to provide analgesia while reducing abuse potential. Full story.
Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and colleagues have discovered a new class of pipeline drugs to relieve pain and reduce fever without the danger of addiction or damage to the [...]
Placebo pain-relief is reproducible in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy volunteers according to a unique University of Manchester study. In a research first, patients with high levels of psychological distress such as depression [...]
A novel preclinical study by Keck Medicine of USC researchers, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, reveals that a potential new opioid medication may have the ability to slow the progression of osteoarthritis while being less [...]
AAPM member Kevin L Zacharoff, MD presented at AAPM's 2020 Annual Meeting in National, MD, and discusses his research on the need to include substance use disorders and addiction in medical school curriculum in this [...]
AAPM members Timothy Deer, MD and Corey Hunter, MD both comment in the Practical Pain Management article about burst spinal cord stimulation. Full story.
AAPM member John Markman, MD is the lead author of a new study that has found tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of [...]
AAPM President Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc contributed to this WebMD article that discusses a new CDC report. "This survey and other research is showing that pain management is becoming safer," said Dr. Wasan. "It [...]
AAPM President Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc comments in the ABC News interview that he "is optimistic about the future, with several new pain treatments in the pipeline which could broaden options for the one [...]
A webinar series on the intersecting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with the national opioid epidemic is being hosted by the Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP) group and Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse [...]
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