Pain Management Features

 
 
  • Top Studies in Neurology From 2023   Christoph Diener discusses 10 top neurology studies from 2023 covering new drugs for Alzheimer's disease and advances in migraine.
  • The Ethics of Sham PCI and Clinical Relevance of ORBITA-2   John Mandrola asks Rasha Al-Lamee and Christopher Rajkumar to address criticisms of the ethics and clinical relevance of their pivotal ORBITA-2 trial.
  • The Top Cardiology Trials of 2023   For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly.
  • How to Prescribe Zepbound Recently approved tirzepatide joins semaglutide as an option for patients with obesity. Beverly Tchang, MD, offers her recommendations based on her experience for prescribing.
  • Parenting the Addicted: Scenes From a Substance Abuse Clinic Parenting an adult child with a substance abuse problem often involves making painful choices that look senseless — or worse — to an outsider.
  • 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for RNs and NPs From pampering their hard-working hands and feet to personalizing their work essentials, find the perfect present for your favorite nurse.
  • Diagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis: 5 Things to Know Dr Taylor Lebeis highlights the key aspects of a diagnostic workup for cardiac amyloidosis.
  • Suicide Prevention and the Pediatrician According to the CDC, the rate of suicide deaths has climbed from 4.4 per 100,000 American 12- to 17-year-old in 2011 to 6.5 per 100,000 in 2021, an increase of almost 50%.
  • Improving Shared Decision-Making in HER2-Low Breast Cancer   A breast cancer specialist and a patient with metastatic HER2-low disease share perspectives on optimizing doctor-patient communication at key changes in treatment, such as starting hormonal therapy.
  • PCI, the Antianginal 'Pill': ORBITA-2 in Detail   Michelle O'Donoghue interviews the sham PCI controlled trial investigators on the role of stents in the management of stable angina in light of both ORIBTA studies.
  • Laissez-Faire Attitude Toward Infectious Diseases? This doc read some articles recently that raised his concern about the attitude toward treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, and lack of understanding of why we treat our patients.
  • Helping Patients Stay Safe From Respiratory Viruses CDC's Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, discusses how to prepare for the 2023-2024 fall and winter virus season.
  • Pain Control: Tips for Managing Patient Expectations   Drs Neha Pathak and Daniel Clauw on how to manage patient expectations when it comes to pain control.
  • Maternal Perinatal Mortality: A Pediatric Issue Dr Barbara Howard "recently become aware of new data that changes my ideas about what we pediatricians need to be doing as part of our care for children and their families."
  • 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors 2023 Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  • What Not to Prescribe to Older Adults and What to Use Instead   What's in? What's out? In the latest list of potentially inappropriate drugs, the Beers guidance emphasizes clinical judgment.
  • The Steep Costs of Disrupting Gut-Barrier Harmony A conversation between Dr Akash Goel and integrative gastroenterologist Dr Elena Ivanina on new data linking inadequate gut health with various diseases.
  • Illustrating the Progression of Thyroid Eye Disease   Thyroid Eye Disease often causes quality-of-life changes for patients. Endocrinologist Malini Gupta, MD, demonstrates the structural changes of thyroid eye disease in this series of images.
  • We Can Do a Lot About OUD in Primary Care Impersonal paper and pencil screening is not the answer, argues Dr Kenny Lin. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything at all about opioid use disorder. Asking about drug use is being a good doctor.
  • ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?