Cost Savings from Reducing Pain through the Delivery of Integrative Medicine Program to Hospitalized Patients
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The Other Opioid Crisis: Hospital Shortages Lead To Patient Pain, Medical Errors
Source: Kaiser Health News Even as opioids flood American communities and fuel widespread addiction, hospitals are facing a dangerous shortage of the powerful painkillers needed by patients in acute pain, according to doctors, pharmacists and [...]
FDA Panel: ‘Little Merit’ in Sublingual Buprenorphine for Pain
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Relieving the Pain of Kidney Stones
Source: Canadian Glycomics NetworkGlycoNet-funded research is testing the safety and efficacy of a glycoside, called arbutin, which is extracted from the bearberry plant. The molecule has shown a remarkable ability to break up kidney stones [...]
Injured Athletes Can Benefit from Using Mindfulness
Source: University of Kent, U.K.A new study of injured athletes carried out by the University found they can benefit from using mindfulness as part of the sport rehabilitation process to improve their pain tolerance and [...]
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department
Source: Academic Emergency MedicineAbstract: Background: Opioids are commonly prescribed in the emergency department (ED) for the treatment of acute pain. Analgesic alternatives are being explored in response to an epidemic of opioid misuse. Low-dose ketamine [...]
National Variation in Opioid Prescribing and Risk of Prolonged Use for Opioid-Naive Patients Treated in the Emergency Department for Ankle Sprains
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Researchers Reveal How Gene Variant Is Linked to Chronic Pain After Traumatic Injury
Source: UNC School of MedicineThe study, led by UNC School of Medicine researchers, shows that the reason the variant affects chronic pain outcomes is because it alters the ability of the gene FKBP5 to be [...]
Ketamine is a Safe, Effective Alternative to Opioids in Treating Acute Pain in the ED
Source: Society for Academic Emergency MedicineIntravenous, low-dose ketamine (LDK) is as effective as intravenous morphine in the control of acute pain in adults in the emergency department (ED).Full story.
Sub-Dissociative Dose Ketamine Dosing Study (NCT03714620)
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