Abstract: The venom of the marine predatory cone snails (genus Conus) has evolved for prey capture and defense, providing the basis for survival and rapid diversification of the now estimated 750+ species. A typical Conus venom [...]
Brief Summary:Chronic pain affects 1 in 4 US adults, and many cases are resistant to almost any treatment. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, [...]
With governments' increasing efforts to curb opioid prescription use and limit dose below the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recommended threshold of 90 morphine milligram equivalents per day, little is known about prescription opioid [...]
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced proposed regulations to improve DEA's ability to oversee the production of dangerous drugs at the height of the national opioid crisis. This proposed regulation would further limit excess quantities of [...]
AAPM President Tim J. Lamer, MD, is interviewed in this U.S. News & World Report, about the importance of taking time to research the types of pain management doctors and the treatments they provide their [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Final Rule for 2020 that that includes proposals to update payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee [...]
The ICD-10-CM update for 2021 became effective on October 1, 2020. The 2021 edition contains 72,616 codes that includes 490 additions, 47 code revisions and 58 deletions. There are also 162 new headers along with [...]
A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain [...]
AAPM participates in the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW), a coalition of medical specialty societies, comprising physicians dedicated to pain management. This group convened to review and comment on the Colorado Board of Health's Department of [...]
Intra-articular injections of corticosteroids for relief of the pain of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may have adverse long-term consequences, researchers suggested. Full story.
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