opioids

Source: Yale School of Medicine In a pilot study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yale researchers significantly reduced doses of opioid painkillers given to hospital patients. By delivering the opioids with a shot under the [...]

Source: American Thoracic Society According to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists who conducted the study, theirs is the first large-scale evaluation of the impact of in-hospital opioid prescribing on post-discharge opioid use.Full [...]

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Source: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of a research team reporting that not only may [...]

Source: Pediatrics Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about opioid prescribing for children without severe conditions. We studied the prevalence of and indications for outpatient opioid prescriptions and the incidence of opioid-related adverse events [...]

Source: Mayo Clinic Despite increased attention to opioid abuse, prescriptions have remained relatively unchanged for many U.S. patients, research led by Mayo Clinic and published in The BMJ.Full story.

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Source: Yale News Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain. Black patients who receive opioids long-term are more likely than whites to be tested [...]

Source: University at Buffalo University at Buffalo study raises important questions about access to pain management options for the disadvantaged in the current climate of the opioid epidemic.Full story.

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