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While oral health and dentist-use are generally similar in United States and England, U.S dentists write 37 times as many…
Physicians are being encouraged to curtail prescribing of powerful narcotics in response to the nation’s opioid crisis. So some patients…
What happens when the medical board of a major state begins reviewing fatal opioid overdoses with an eye to disciplining…
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Too many physicians are prescribing opioid medications for hospitalized older adults who may not need them. A new study found…
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In response to the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction, health care leaders including U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy have urged…
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Chronic pain is a Catch-22 for many older adults. More than half of community-dwelling adults over age 65, and up…
Opioid addiction is at crisis levels in the United States. Over two million people are addicted to opioids, which include…
Recent Associated Press coverage of opioid pain medications, combined with new government data, serve as a reminder that opioids continue…
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Non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50, according to…
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Should older adults use powerful narcotics for ongoing pain relief? This is a much-debated topic in geriatric circles. Last week,…