by Sue Robbins | Nov 3, 2019 | Miscellaneous
In recent years, the off-label prescription of antidepressants for the treatment of chronic pain has increased, along with evidence of their effectiveness and mechanistic underpinnings when used for this purpose. Depression is a common comorbidity among patients with...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 30, 2019 | Migraine
The Trump administration on Thursday instructed doctors to use more caution when taking chronic pain patients off opioid medications, a response to reports that many have been cutting off prescriptions too quickly, in some cases even dismissing patients from their...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 25, 2019 | Migraine
It’s not just opioids: What doctors want you to know about benzos A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that fentanyl is the drug most commonly identified in fatal overdoses. In...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 16, 2019 | Migraine
Although treatable, migraine often goes untreated, and even undiagnosed, as a result of multiple barriers to appropriate care. Read more here.
by Sue Robbins | Oct 15, 2019 | Sports Injury
The rates of football practice concussions and recurrent concussions across all sports have gone down in recent years, according to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Tuesday. The bad news: Concussion rates increased in football games. Read more...
