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Eating fish and seafood reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Scientists determine the relationship between meat consumption and rheumatoid arthritis.

4 Aug 2022

What is the viral rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections?

Researchers assessed the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections.

4 Aug 2022

Therapeutic use of ketamine may be safe, study suggests

Commonly used in medicine as an anesthetic, ketamine is also increasingly prescribed to relieve depressive symptoms. This very fast-acting psychotropic drug is particularly indicated for the treatment of patients resistant to conventional antidepressants.

4 Aug 2022

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

Two days after Kevin Kwong flew home to California from New York, his hands itched so badly, the pain jolted him from sleep. He thought the problem was eczema.

4 Aug 2022

Medical cannabis use may be common in women experiencing menopause-related symptoms

The legalization of medical cannabis has led to its use in treating a growing number of health problems. A new study suggests that it is becoming more common for women to use medical cannabis for menopause-related symptoms.

3 Aug 2022

Women with a history of preeclampsia have increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation

Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and kidney damage.

3 Aug 2022

Case series of first 3 monkeypox patients in Massachusetts treated with tecoviromat

A team of US-based scientists has described the therapeutic efficacy of a pan-Orthopoxvirus inhibitor, tecovirimat, in patients with monkeypox infection

3 Aug 2022

Study suggests an approach for promoting more equitable interpersonal treatment

Coaching patients to voice their concerns about their medical care and advocate for themselves can offset physicians' racial bias so it doesn't lead to inferior experiences for Black patients, a University of Michigan-led analysis found.

3 Aug 2022

Integrated community care approach can offer solution to struggling rheumatology services, experts say

As patients wait up to a decade for the diagnosis of life-impacting rheumatic conditions, experts argue that ingrained pressures facing NHS rheumatology services can, and should, be eased with an integrated community care/secondary care approach, rather than a reliance on secondary care alone.

3 Aug 2022

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

A new study released by the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that more than 70 percent of breast cancer patients have reported changes that affect their sexual health during and beyond treatment.

2 Aug 2022

Early initiation of physical therapy for patients with lower back pain linked with less health care resource utilization

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial onset of symptoms, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine.

2 Aug 2022

Gout flares associated with subsequent cardiovascular events

Experts at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with experts at Keele University, have found that the risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare.

2 Aug 2022

New treatment gives hope for people challenged with chronic back pain

People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope with a new treatment that focuses on retraining how the back and the brain communicate, a randomized controlled trial run by researchers at UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia and several other Australian and European universities has shown.

2 Aug 2022

How can researchers profile post-COVID syndromes among distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants?

In a new study, researchers profiled post-coronavirus disease (COVID) syndrome (PCS) throughout various SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Aug 2022

Lyme disease remains a growing public health concern in the United States, says FAIR Health study

Lyme disease has experienced notable growth in the United States over the past 15 years and, as a result, has become an illness of increasing national concern. From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease diagnoses rose 357 percent in rural areas and 65 percent in urban areas. These and other findings on this tick-borne, bacterial illness were captured in an infographic just released by FAIR Health. The national, independent organization used its database of over 36 billion privately billed healthcare claims to conduct its 15-year analysis of Lyme disease; this analysis builds upon a previous FAIR Health infographic that studied 10 years of Lyme disease data.

2 Aug 2022

The debt crisis that sick Americans can’t avoid

President Joe Biden's campaign promise to cancel student debt for the first $10,000 owed on federal college loans has raised debate about the fairness of such lending programs.

2 Aug 2022

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

2 Aug 2022

Symptoms of monkeypox differ from previous outbreaks

A new study describes the clinical characteristics of monkeypox infections during the current outbreak.

1 Aug 2022

CDC study describes safety profile of second mRNA COVID booster

The CDC investigates the safety profile of a fourth dose of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in people aged 50 years and older.

1 Aug 2022

Administering low-dose buprenorphine intravenously may be a quick way to treat patients with substance use disorders

Overdose deaths involving opioids continue to be a major public health crisis, killing 1,280 people in Baltimore City in 2020, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed a new way to treat patients with substance use disorders intravenously by administering small doses of buprenorphine, a prescription drug used to treat opioid use disorder.

1 Aug 2022

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Latest Pain News and Research

Eating fish and seafood reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis

What is the viral rebound in untreated COVID-19 infections?

Therapeutic use of ketamine may be safe, study suggests

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

Medical cannabis use may be common in women experiencing menopause-related symptoms

Women with a history of preeclampsia have increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation

Case series of first 3 monkeypox patients in Massachusetts treated with tecoviromat

Study suggests an approach for promoting more equitable interpersonal treatment

Integrated community care approach can offer solution to struggling rheumatology services, experts say

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

Early initiation of physical therapy for patients with lower back pain linked with less health care resource utilization

Gout flares associated with subsequent cardiovascular events

New treatment gives hope for people challenged with chronic back pain

How can researchers profile post-COVID syndromes among distinct SARS-CoV-2 variants?

Lyme disease remains a growing public health concern in the United States, says FAIR Health study

The debt crisis that sick Americans can’t avoid

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

Symptoms of monkeypox differ from previous outbreaks

CDC study describes safety profile of second mRNA COVID booster

Administering low-dose buprenorphine intravenously may be a quick way to treat patients with substance use disorders

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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