Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? March 19, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
J&J Found Negligent by Australian Court in Vaginal-Mesh Suit November 21, 2019 By Edward Johnson and Jeff Sutherland Johnson & Johnson lost the latest battle in a string of global lawsuits over its vaginal-mesh products, with an Australian...
Research Finds Compounded Topical Pain Creams No Better Than Placebos February 6, 2019 In an effort to reduce chronic pain, many people look for hope by paying $20 to thousands of dollars for...
Study Finds Chronic Pain Drives Patients to Use Medical Marijuana February 5, 2019 As of 2018, 33 states and the District of Columbia have approved the medical use of cannabis, while 10 states...
Penn. Hospital Cuts Opioid Scripts, Considers New Ways to Ease Pain July 3, 2018 By ERIC SCICCHITANO, The Daily Item The culture of clinicians treating pain as a fifth vital sign, targeting pain-free living through a prescription regimen, is acknowledged...
Pain Medicine Group Cancels Marijuana Training for Doctors June 27, 2018 By CARLA K. JOHNSON A national medical group Thursday abruptly canceled its plans to train doctors about marijuana for pain relief after a federal...
New Study Finds Opioids No Better Than OTC Drugs for Chronic Pain March 8, 2018 A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches...
Chronic Pain Sufferers Plead for Nuanced Approach to Opioids February 26, 2018 By JUSTINE GRIFFIN, Tampa Bay Times Will Michele Jacobovitz get out of bed today? That depends on how many painkillers she has left in her monthly...
New Research Shows How Opioid Deaths Began With a Doctor’s Prescription November 29, 2017 By Natasha Rausch It’s been conventional wisdom for some time now that America’s opioid epidemic began at the pharmacy. Now there are numbers...
Travelers Reports 30% Reduction in Opioid Use Among Workers’ Comp Claimants August 9, 2017 The Travelers Companies, Inc., reported a 30 percent reduction in the use of opioids among the more than 500,000 injured...