Pain Management

Researchers examined how the use of spinal anesthesia in those undergoing lumbar spine surgery reduced the use of polypharmacy and opioids, and ultimately the risk of adverse events, in older adults.

A team of researchers examined the possibility of harmful risks associated with the discontinuation of long-term benzodiazepine use in patients.

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of overdoses in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s record total, according to a CDC report. Although the official number of deaths caused by overdoses—107,941—breaks the...

Researchers analyzed trends in opioid prescribing for patients who have undergone dental procedures.

A new set of guidelines detail recommendations for the best practice in managing acute dental pain in children after tooth extractions or during toothache.

Researchers sought to establish the overdose death rate during the transition of the fourth wave of the illicit drug use crisis in the United States.

Researchers sought to establish the overdose death rate during the transition of the fourth wave of the illicit drug use crisis in the United States.

This FDA Roundup includes an at-a-glance look at the latest FDA drug approvals in April and May, including treatment for menopausal hot flashes, Clostridioides difficile infection, suspected opioid...

This FDA Roundup includes an at-a-glance look at the latest FDA drug approvals in April and May, including treatment for menopausal hot flashes, Clostridioides difficile infection, suspected opioid...

Researchers aimed to longitudinally examine both the variability of musculoskeletal pain among individuals with breast cancer and any potential predictors for pain during the first 18 months of aromatase...