Author: Doheny K Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;22(3). With additional medications now FDA-approved and available, combination therapy promises to give more patients improved outcomes. It’s an old concept in migraine management that’s been given a new name in recent years: layering. “Conceptually, it’s nothing new,” said Jay Joshi, MD, DABA, DABA-PM, FABA-PM, CEO and medical […]
Read MoreAuthor: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management May/June 2023 Retrospective study findings may urge clinicians to consider cardiac risk factors when evaluating and treating older adults with psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is a complex disease with many clinical manifestations and variations that can develop over its course. In addition to the common effects on the skin, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Timothy G. Gaulton, M.D., M.Sc. et al Anesthesiology June 2023, Vol. 138, 602–610. Background Surgery causes transient impairment in cognition and function, which may impact driving safety. The authors hypothesized that the risk of a motor vehicle crash would increase after compared to before surgery. Methods The authors performed a nested case-crossover study within population-based […]
Read MoreAuthor: Doheny K. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;22(3). With additional medications now FDA-approved and available, combination therapy promises to give more patients improved outcomes. It’s an old concept in migraine management that’s been given a new name in recent years: layering. “Conceptually, it’s nothing new,” said Jay Joshi, MD, DABA, DABA-PM, FABA-PM, CEO and medical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Maggie ZX Xiao, BSc et al Anesthesiology May 2023. Background Chronic post-surgical pain is a common complication of surgery. The role of psychological risk factors like depression and anxiety is substantially understudied in cardiac surgery. This study sought to identify perioperative factors associated with chronic pain at 3, 6, and 12 months after cardiac […]
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