A major source of the opioid crisis is overprescribing by well-meaning doctors who want to relieve patients’ pain, but are...
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The culture of clinicians treating pain as a fifth vital sign, targeting pain-free living through a prescription regimen, is acknowledged...
A national medical group Thursday abruptly canceled its plans to train doctors about marijuana for pain relief after a federal...
State Compensation Insurance Fund, California’s stable provider of workers’ compensation insurance, reported that it had significantly reduced the number of...
Illinois lawmakers have come up with an unusual solution to combat its opioid crisis, allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana...
With issues like the opioid crisis and inflating drug costs at the forefront of discussion in workers’ compensation, several states,...
Opioids remain the most common type of prescription drug used to treat California injured workers with lost-time injuries, but sustained...
A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches...
Will Michele Jacobovitz get out of bed today? That depends on how many painkillers she has left in her monthly...
The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, bowing to a key...