Patients with newly diagnosed musculoskeletal pain who received opioids at higher doses for longer durations had increased risk for OUD.

There was an increase in use of neuraxial anesthesia and peripheral nerve block analgesia rather than general anesthesia for hip fracture procedures.

Individuals with vs without knee, hip, or hand OA were associated with a significantly increased risk for sleep apnea.

Pain is common among patients with IIMs and is linked to worse physical function, increased fatigue, and reduced quality of life.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy used in conjunction with corticosteroids aids outcomes for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the United States, with the biggest increases in parts of the South, Southeast and West Coast.

Compared with paramedics who have received continuing education, those who had not exhibited more negative attitudes toward patients’ self-reports of pain.

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture.

Patients in the US with vs without RA were more likely to be admitted to the ED, with further disparities in rates based on race and income status.

A letter to the US public on the AMA website, signed by 75+ medical societies, stresses the vital importance of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines.

Use of cannabidiol (CBD) within the range consumers are taking with unregulated CBD products is associated with increased liver enzyme levels.

The US FDA has published more than 200 complete response letters, or decision letters, sent as replies to drug and biological product applications submitted to the agency from 2020 to 2024.