New Illinois law allows doctors to strengthen chronic pain treatments
Illinois doctors have more discretion for giving their patients with chronic pain opioids, thanks to a new law. Governor J.B.
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Epidural Steroid Shots for Back Pain Have Limited Efficacy, Review Shows
Epidural steroid injections demonstrated limited efficacy in reducing back pain and disability, according to a systematic ...
The best treatments for arthritic knees if you want to avoid knee replacement surgery
If walking is becoming difficult and physio isn’t working, cutting-edge treatments could be the next step. But which ones are ...
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...
Chronic pain: emerging treatment options for patients after the opioid crisis – podcast
(THE CONVERSATION) Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on ...
New period checker could ‘open discussions’ about problems
It comes after a report concluded that many girls are leaving school not knowing what constitutes a ‘normal’ period.
Nine in 10 women don’t know signs of heavy periods, research says
As few as one in ten women can pinpoint signs of heavy menstrual bleeding, as one of the UK’s top women’s health doctors says ...
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When Cardiac Warning Signs Go Unrecognized
No cardiac tests were ordered, and he was sent home with a steroid prescription that likely worsened his condition. Not only ...
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New York Dolls’ Founding Member David Johansen Reveals Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis, Sweet Relief Fund to Help With Medical Treatments, Bills
"Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic, we discovered that David’s cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumor." ...
Your IBS May Be a Brain Problem – And Researchers Have the Answer
A groundbreaking study suggests that IBS might be more of a brain issue than a gut disorder. Researchers found that ...
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FDA Approval of Vertex’s Non-Opioid Journavx Signals New Era in Pain Treatment
If the attention generated by BioSpace’s coverage of this landmark approval is any indication, Americans are hungry for ...
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Swing Therapeutics’ Stanza receives positive decision from Highmark Health to treat people with fibromyalgia
Swing Therapeutics’ Stanza receives positive decision from Highmark Health to treat people with fibromyalgia: Pittsburgh Thursday, February 6, 2025, 17:00 Hrs [IST] Swing Therap ...