The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the country, impacting virtually every American in some way. More than 80 percent of opioid addictions begin with prescriptions painkillers, and these ...

Approximately 7.6 million individuals in the United States suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD). Three evidence-based medications—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone—are recommended for use by ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 63,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses in 2016, and two-thirds of those overdoses involved prescription or illicit opioids. Even as health care providers ...

Fourteen medical specialty societies held a pain summit Feb. 20 to discuss acute surgical pain and develop guidance around a future pathway on managing it. The summit virtually united a group of major ...

The FDA approved prescription suzetrigine (Journavx) 50 mg oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults, the agency announced Thursday.

Pain management doctors focus on helping a person find relief from pain due to underlying conditions or as long-term consequences of surgical procedures. Pain management doctors work with a variety of ...

Retrospective chart review shows health disparities in acute pain management among racial/ethnic minority patients and women in an emergency department. Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new ...

After surgery, you’ll likely experience acute pain around the procedure site. Various pain management techniques can help you cope as you heal from your surgery. Managing pain after a surgical ...

To meet this challenge there has been a move toward the introduction of new nurse-led initiatives as demonstrated by the appointment of specialist nurses to assess, triage, and manage chest pain. [9] ...

Credit: Getty Images. Although the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis may vary, the most common symptom occurring in 95% of cases is deep epigastric pain that radiates to the back.