If new research is anything to go by, Americans are in a lot of pain. The researchers in this newest study used data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to examine the impact of pain-related interference — a measure of pain’s impact on normal work activities — on people’s health status and… Continue reading Patterns of Pain-Medicine Usage
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A Non-Opioid Alternative for Pain in the ER
A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen proved as good as opioids in treating arm or leg pain for adults coming to the emergency department, new research shows. According to a release from the JAMA Network Journals, in the randomized clinical trial researchers analyzed 416 patients, aged 21 to 64 years, in two urban emergency departments.… Continue reading A Non-Opioid Alternative for Pain in the ER