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Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 名媛直播 staff

Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain

Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section

Complex Pain Syndromes in the Emergency Room

One physician's approach: trust patients and avoid opioids

Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Management

"Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford

Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribing

Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate

Why Do Female Troops Get Pregnant During Deployment?

Military's efforts to provide contraception seen falling short

The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioids

Complaints cite "gross negligence," "incredibly high" doses -- and bad penmanship

'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctors

Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed

Oral Meds Relieve Acute Migraine Attacks

Rimegepant and ubrogepant lessen headache pain and bothersome symptoms

Migraine Patterns Often Change During Menopause

Falling estrogen levels may worsen headaches

Patients Often Mistake Migraine 'Triggers'

Tracking app data show little association for chocolate, nitrates, MSG

Galcanezumab Offers Help for Cluster Headache and Migraine

CGRP blocker reduced frequency of both types of headache more than placebo

Lasmiditan Provides Rapid Migraine Relief

First-in-class drug promises efficacy without cardiovascular side effects

FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid

Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval

AHS Conference Surveys Changing Migraine Landscape

CGRP inhibitors and a whole lot more

ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach

Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail

Shocker! Is Vioxx Coming Back... as an Orphan Drug?

Milton Packer wonders whether its return represents innovation or opportunism

Eptinezumab Effective in Chronic Migraine

Intravenous CGRP blocker shows rapid treatment effect

Oral CGRP Inhibitor Helps Relieve Migraine Attack

About 20% report being pain-free within 2 hours

FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade

Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen

Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues

Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination

TAP Block Cuts Post-Op Opioid Need in Bariatric Surgery

Less rescue medication needed and shorter length of stay with local anesthesia technique

Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

Pearls from: Matthew Robbins, MD

Managing headache disorders during pregnancy

Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery

An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol

Novel Tx Eases Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

Geniculate artery embolization promising for knee pain, stiffness

Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss

Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids

Cannabis Not a Pain Aid for Opioid Users

Sleep quality also not influenced by use

AIBD Poster Roundup: Iron Delivery for IBD; IPAA Readmit

Selections from poster presentations at inflammatory bowel diseases meeting

Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use

Study looked at cohort of women veterans

Can Safe Injection Sites Calm the Opioid Crisis?

Critics, proponents battle over decades-old issue

Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'?

Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms

A Look Back: Abandoned Painkiller Makes a Comeback

Backstory on Opana ER, which the FDA now wants off the market

No Easy Solutions to the Opioid Addiction Crisis

Government alone can't solve the problem, say experts

Study: Orthopedic Surgery Patients Given Too Many Opioids

Most don't take all they're prescribed

FDA Data Support Ketamine as Depression Therapy

Analysis of FAERS data finds less comorbid depression among pain patients on ketamine

Are Statins Behind Some Back Problems?

Claims data suggest association, but cardiologists urge caution

Novel Biologic Works for Episodic Migraine Prevention

But effect size small with erenumab, and questions about vascular risk remain

Choose Non-Opioid for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Bupivacaine liposome use warrants controlled trials, say researchers

Pregabalin No Help for Sciatica Leg Pain

More adverse events, mostly dizziness, for those on the drug

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