Use of tobacco and the co-prescription of sedative hypnotics have been shown to be risk factors for the misuse of prescribed opioids, but the association between these drugs has not yet been clarified. ...
In a review of patients with PsA who were taking ixekizumab, researchers assessed patient-reported outcomes up to 52 weeks. Itching, physical function, and quality of life were examined.
Researchers examined 5-year follow-up data on patients enrolled in the Appendicitis Acuta study, which compared appendectomy and antibiotic therapy for the treatment of acute appendicitis.
In hopes of finding potential alternative treatments to opioids for acute chronic pain in the emergency department setting, researchers assessed various trials that compared the effectiveness of a low-dose...
In a recent study, researchers sought to investigate reasons for and perceived effectiveness of cannabis in individuals with chronic pain who had been prescribed opioids.
In a recent study, researchers sought to characterize pain intensity following opioid discontinuation over 12 in patients with chronic musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and headache-related pain.
With the growing US opioid epidemic in mind, researchers aimed to determine the risk for mortality, along with the most common causes of death, among more than 76,000 adults who had experienced a nonfatal...
In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies, researchers investigated the effects of psychological interventions on pain intensity, depressive symptoms, catastrophizing beliefs, and various other...
