Pain

Despite receiving high radiation doses to their tumors, lung cancer patients treated with technique that spares a large part of the esophagus did not develop severe inflammation of the esophagus. BOSTON - For many patients with localized…

Modern medicine needs better quality samples than traditional biopsy needles can provide, ultrasonically oscillating needles can improve treatment and reduce discomfortCredit: Aalto University The diagnosis of diseases like cancer…

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Sixty-nine-year-old Mark Eisen says he waited seven years for a surgery he hopes will change his life. Last week, he had the first total wrist replacement with KinematX™, a new implant…

BOSTON - New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences…

In a new study, Texas A&M researchers show that both personal factors and the time of day play a role in neck strength and endurance With roughly 80% of jobs being sedentary, often requiring several hours of sitting stooped in front of…

PORTLAND, Ore. - Policies designed to prevent the misuse of opioids may have the unintended side effect of limiting access to the pain-relieving drugs by terminally ill patients nearing the end of their life, new research led by the…

UC Riverside-led national survey of MS specialists finds nearly 10% had been redeployed to the front lines of COVID-19 patient careCredit: C. Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A survey of U.S. multiple sclerosis, or MS, specialist…

Gothenburg, Sweden, April 16th, 2021 Oblique Therapeutics AB, a Sweden-based biotech company, in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden), Gothenburg University (Sweden) and several local biotechs published promising…

Researchers found that early stress can have an impact decades later Financial stress can have an immediate impact on well-being, but can it lead to physical pain nearly 30 years later? The answer is yes, according to new research from…

Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University COVID-19 has been associated with increases in opioid overdose deaths, which may be in part because the pandemic limited access to buprenorphine, a treatment used for opioid dependency,…

For critically ill patients with advanced medical illnesses and poor prognoses, overuse of invasive ICU treatment may prolong sufferingCredit: Courtesy of The Lundquist Institute LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2021) -- The Lundquist…

Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillersCredit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 13, 2021) - Ontario doctors are still hesitant to prescribe medical…

A study of metabolites in the urine of patients taking medical cannabis products shows that the actual THC or CBD content is often different from what they expect BOSTON - Medical cannabis products are not always what they seem, according…

How long are you impaired after cannabis use? New analysis defines durations of impairment after inhaled or oral THC dosesCredit: NSW Government A comprehensive analysis of 80 scientific studies has identified a 'window of…

An adaptive cognitive training program could help treat attention and working memory difficulties in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), a new study published in the of Journal of Pediatric Psychology shows. These neurocognitive…

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by…

Scientists from Japan developed a protocol to evaluate postural balance control for elderly patients with low back pain with frequency-tunable vibrationsCredit: Image courtesy: Yoshifumi Morita from Nagoya Institute of Technology Ever…

In addition to causing blood sugar imbalances, type 1 diabetes can contribute to nerve damage and sensory abnormalities--a condition call neuropathy--and has been linked to a higher risk of bone fractures. A new study published in the…

A new study suggests that when men and women express the same amount of pain, women's pain is considered less intense based on gender stereotypes. "On a scale of one to 10, how much pain are you in?" In a recent study published by the…

Researchers find that manufacturing workers experience more incidence of the common hand, wrist injuryCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that workers in construction and other…