Opioid Therapy Improves QOL More in Black Chronic Pain Patients

Black patients with chronic pain showed a higher likelihood of improvement in quality of life with long-term opioid ...

JUNE 11, 2024

How Chronic Pain Management Impacts Quality of Life in Minority Patients

Umar Bowers, MD, discusses the impact of opioid therapy on quality of life in Black patients with chronic pain at ...

MAY 7, 2024

How Does Opioid Therapy Affect Quality of Life in Minority Chronic Pain Patients?

Black patients with chronic pain demonstrate a heightened likelihood of experiencing improved quality of life from ...

MAY 6, 2024

ON PAIN: Medications for OUD ‘Lifesaving’

Medications for opioid use disorder not only reduce harm for patients who need them, but are ...

APRIL 15, 2022

Clinical Research Drives Pain Management at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic takes a rehabilitative approach to pain management, with an aim toward restoring physical function, ...

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Prioritizing Pain Relief Over OIC Leaves Patients Uninformed on Its Treatment

Opioid-induced constipation can significantly harm health-related quality of life of patients with chronic ...

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Intrathecal Pumps in Cancer: Start Treatment Earlier

Overall, in my experience, earlier implantation of intrathecal infusion pumps results in excellent pain relief, ...

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Symptoms, QOL Worse in Younger Fibromyalgia Patients

Older fibromyalgia patients fared surprisingly better in terms of symptom severity and overall quality of life ...

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Wearable Fitness Tracker Monitors Patients’ Postoperative Functional Recovery

A new way for surgeons to know how well their patients are regaining physical function after a major abdominal ...

OCTOBER 25, 2016