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Released: 26-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST
AANA Applauds Addition of CRNAs To SAMHSA Practitioner List
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

In a recent final regulation issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CRNAs, also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, have been permanently added to the definition of a practitioner who is appropriately licensed by a state to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

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Released: 22-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Empowering autistic teens: New clinician advice for navigating chronic pain
Newswise Review

When you’re an autistic teenager living with chronic pain, getting treatment for your pain can be a challenging experience.

Newswise: Dr. Brian Brenner Named 2024 Resident/Fellow of the Year
Released: 22-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Dr. Brian Brenner Named 2024 Resident/Fellow of the Year
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

ASRA Pain Medicine awards Dr. Brian Brenner for his contributions to regional anesthesia and pain medicine.

Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Long COVID can happen to anyone. Keep up with the latest research on Long COVID on Newswise
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Stay informed! These are the latest research articles on "Long COVID" from the Coronavirus News Source on Newswise.

Newswise: U of T-led study finds positive support from parents and clinicians for pediatric cancer pain management app
Released: 21-Feb-2024 2:05 AM EST
U of T-led study finds positive support from parents and clinicians for pediatric cancer pain management app
University of Toronto

A recent study led by Assistant Professor Lindsay Jibb of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) found that parents of young children with cancer, along with pediatric cancer clinicians are in favour of an app-based solution that Jibb and her team are creating, to help parents manage their child’s cancer pain at home.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Is surgery the best option for ruptured Achilles tendons in young adults?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Achilles tendon ruptures are normally treated with surgical procedures, but there are other options with equal outcomes

Newswise: Ochsner Health physician granted NIH Trailblazer Award
Released: 14-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Ochsner Health physician granted NIH Trailblazer Award
Ochsner Health

Dr. Hernan Bazan honored for innovation in non-opioid drug development amidst the opioid crisis.

Newswise: Dr. Christopher Wu is Named the 2024 Gaston Labat Award Winner
Released: 13-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST
Dr. Christopher Wu is Named the 2024 Gaston Labat Award Winner
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

He will present his award lecture, "Regional Anesthesia and Outcomes: Past, Present, and Future” on Saturday, March 23, in conjunction with the 49th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, in San Diego, CA.

Released: 13-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Life doesn't stop at age 65. Get the latest on seniors and healthy aging in the Seniors channel
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Below are some of the latest research and features on this growing population of older adults in the Seniors channel on Newswise.

Released: 12-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID, finds a new University of Michigan study.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: Você trabalha com as mãos? Fique atento com a síndrome do túnel do carpo
Mayo Clinic

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Trabalho com construções e comecei a sentir dormência e formigamento nas mãos. Às vezes, derrubo objetos porque não consigo segurar com firmeza. Um amigo sugeriu que posso estar com a síndrome do túnel do carpo.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
Preguntas y respuestas de Mayo Clinic: ¿Trabaja con las manos? Esté atento al síndrome del túnel carpiano
Mayo Clinic

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Soy obrero y comencé a sentir entumecimiento y hormigueo en las manos. A veces, se me caen cosas porque no puedo sostenerlas bien.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 7:00 AM EST
أسئلة وأجوبة مايو كلينك: هل يعتمد عملك على يديك؟ احترس من متلازمة النفق الرسغي
Mayo Clinic

الأعزاء في مايو كلينك: أعمل في بناء المنازل، وبدأت أشعر بخدر ووخز في اليدين. وفي بعض الأحيان تسقط الأشياء من يدي لأنني لا أستطيع الإمساك بها جيداً. ونبهني أحد الأصدقاء إلى أنني ربما أكون مصاباً بمتلازمة النفق الرسغي. ولكن ألا تُصيب هذه المتلازمة الأشخاص الذين يعملون على الحاسوب طوال اليوم؟ هل يمكنكم تقديم مزيد من الشرح حول هذه الحالة؟

Released: 2-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Social inequity is linked to lower use of epidural in childbirth
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

In a study of women in labor in the U. S., social inequity was associated with lower use of neuraxial analgesia -- an epidural or spinal pain reliever-- among non-Hispanic White women and, to a greater extent, among African American women, according to research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S).

Newswise: How Two Sisters Continue to Soar with Sickle Cell Disease
Released: 2-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
How Two Sisters Continue to Soar with Sickle Cell Disease
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Sydney and Sheridan Taylor of Durham, North Carolina, have lived with this rare genetic disorder all of their lives.

Newswise: Researchers uncover potential non-opioid treatment for chronic pain
Released: 31-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Researchers uncover potential non-opioid treatment for chronic pain
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Among the most difficult types of pain to alleviate is neuropathic pain, pain that is usually caused by damage to nerves in various body tissues, including skin, muscle and joints.

Released: 31-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Brain changes behind pain sensitivity may affect older women more
Ohio State University

A new study has found that the brain system enabling us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes may lead females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older adults.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
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The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Study: Non-Drug Treatment May Offer Relief for Migraine Sufferers
Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Study: Non-Drug Treatment May Offer Relief for Migraine Sufferers
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

An NIH-funded study suggests osteopathic physicians are uniquely positioned to assist migraine patients.

26-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Worries about costs, time off work and COVID-19 kept some older adults from having surgery
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

When it comes to having surgery, older adults don’t just base their decision on how much pain they’ll feel and how quickly they’ll recover, a new study finds.

Newswise: New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered
Released: 22-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered
University of Houston

New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan, a pioneer in lupus research.

Newswise: Good and bad news for people with low back pain
18-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Good and bad news for people with low back pain
University of South Australia

Low back pain is a major cause of disability around the globe, with more than 570 million people affected. New findings show that many people with persistent low back pain continue to have moderate-to-high levels of pain and disability.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
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Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Healing heel pain: researchers from Sahmyook University explore the use of local vibration in plantar fasciitis treatment
Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Healing heel pain: researchers from Sahmyook University explore the use of local vibration in plantar fasciitis treatment
Sahmyook University

Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common musculoskeletal, inflammatory condition, characterized by severe pain in the heel of the foot, to the extent that it limits day-to-day activities.

Newswise:Video Embedded add-virtual-reality-to-exercise-and-ease-chronic-pain
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Released: 17-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Add virtual reality to exercise and ease chronic pain
University of South Australia

Boosting exercise is often on the agenda in the new year, but if you’re struggling to stick to a new fitness regime, University of South Australia research shows that virtual reality (VR) will not only make exercise feel easier but also ease chronic pain.

12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
For People with Migraine, Feelings of Stigma May Impact Disability, Quality of Life
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Migraine can impact many aspects of a person’s life, but less is known about how feelings of stigma about the disease affect quality of life. For people with migraine, these feelings of stigma were linked to more disability, increased disease burden and reduced quality of life, according to new research published in the January 17, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain
University of Southern California (USC)

Physicians who are notified that a patient has died of a drug overdose are more judicious in issuing controlled substances if the notification includes a plan for what to do during subsequent patient visits, according to a study published today in Nature Communications.

Newswise: Dr. Colin McCartney Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award this Spring
Released: 12-Jan-2024 4:50 PM EST
Dr. Colin McCartney Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine's Distinguished Service Award this Spring
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Chief of anesthesia for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Toronto, Dr. Colin McCartney is to receive the 2024 Distinguished Service Award this March.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Pain-based weather forecasts could influence actions
University of Georgia

For individuals who experience chronic pain, weather can be a significant factor in their day-to-day plans.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 1:30 PM EST
Current Research on Prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder Is Inadequate
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Proper procedures for diagnosing prolonged grief disorder (PGD) are not being followed in research into its prevalence, according to a study published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Blood flow changes in the eyes could influence visual symptoms of migraines
Released: 5-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Blood flow changes in the eyes could influence visual symptoms of migraines
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Differences in blood flow in the retina could explain why some migraine patients experience visual symptoms while others do not, according to UCLA study.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Starting a family with the help of science: The latest research in Fertility
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Find the latest research and features on fertility in the Fertility News Source on Newswise.

       
Released: 4-Jan-2024 1:30 PM EST
Early nerve intervention reduces pain and complications after amputation
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

 Performed early – at the time of amputation – a procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can reduce pain scores and prevent complications related to abnormal nerve regrowth, suggests a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Released: 3-Jan-2024 1:30 PM EST
Pain is a major problem for individuals with traumatic brain injury
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Chronic pain affects approximately 60% of people living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), even up to 30 years after injury, according to new research published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR), the official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Finding Hope, Meaning This Holiday Season
Released: 26-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Finding Hope, Meaning This Holiday Season
Cedars-Sinai

Wars abroad. Struggles at home, including record-setting inflation and political polarization. Although the holiday season can trigger a range of emotions, this year may feel especially challenging.

Released: 22-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Trends in abdominoplasty: More outpatient surgery and concomitant liposuction
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Abdominoplasty continues to be a safe and effective procedure, with more cases performed on an outpatient basis and increased use of concomitant liposuction, according to a new 16-year analysis in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

Newswise: Tyler Nelson, PhD, Named One of ANF’s 2023 Development Grant Recipients
Released: 21-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Tyler Nelson, PhD, Named One of ANF’s 2023 Development Grant Recipients
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

Rochester, Minn. (Dec. 21, 2023)- The American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF), is excited to announce that Tyler Nelson, PhD, has been selected as one of the 2023 Development Grant recipients for his research project, “Analysis of a Novel Primary Periodic Paralysis SCN4A Mutation With Pain as a Major Phenotype.”

   
Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
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With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 19-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
هل ألم إِبْهامك هو الْتِهاب غِمْد الوَتَرِ لكيرفان؟
Mayo Clinic

الْتِهاب غِمْد الوَتَرِ لكيرفانهو اسم معقد لحالة يُشار إليها للتسهيل باسم "إِبْهام الأم" و"معصم الأم" و"إِبْهام اللاعب" "- وهذه الحالة مرتبطة بالاستخدام المتكرر لليدين والمعصمين. وهي حالة تسبب ألمًا مُبَرِّحًا في منطقة الرسغ والإبهام.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
¿Le duele el pulgar por la tenosinovitis de De Quervain?
Mayo Clinic

La tenosinovitis de De Quervain es un nombre complicado para una afección que se ha denominado "pulgar de madre", "muñeca de mamá" y "pulgar de jugador". Todos estos están asociados al uso repetitivo de las manos y la muñeca. Es una afección que provoca un dolor extremo en la zona de la muñeca y el pulgar.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Sua dor no polegar pode ser tenossinovite de De Quervain?
Mayo Clinic

Tenossinovite de De Quervain é um nome complicado para uma condição que tem sido chamada de “polegar da mãe”, “pulso da mamãe” e “polegar do jogador”. Tudo isso está associado ao uso repetitivo das mãos e pulsos. A condição causa dor extrema no pulso e na área do polegar.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:30 AM EST
Flavonoid supplement reduces swelling after total knee arthroplasty
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), treatment with diosmin – a flavonoid supplement derived from citrus fruits –reduced swelling of the knee and leg and some measures of associated pain can be achieved, reports a clinical trial in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
UChicago Medicine among the first in the country to offer newly approved sickle cell gene therapies
University of Chicago Medical Center

UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital will be among the first in the country to offer gene therapy for sickle cell disease after regulators approved two new treatments.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
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It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Newswise: What’s Behind Low Back Pain?
Released: 7-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
What’s Behind Low Back Pain?
Cedars-Sinai

A new Cedars-Sinai study might have cracked the mystery surrounding the cause of a specific type of back pain.

6-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Surgery patients now less likely to get opioids – but decline has slowed
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows.



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