Pain Management
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Cardiac surgery patients report better sleep after inhaling peppermint essence
Investigational sodium channel blocker shows benefit in two trials
More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days
Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management"
More than 80% of patients completed screening in the first 30 days
Prosecutors called shots a "dubious attempt at pain management"
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Australian primary care docs love to order scans, just like their American counterparts
![A CT scan of the spine of a senior male.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105372.jpg)
Only 16% of discharge doses were within 5 MME of inpatient daily consumption, study showed
![A photo of surgeons using a surgical robot to assist during surgery at the base of a patient’s tongue.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105309.jpg)
Almost all procedures had an increase in both types of prescribing, Medicare data showed
![A photo of the the blisterpack and packaging of Neurontin gabapentin tablets.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/105xxx/105067.jpg)
Randomized trial showed mifepristone was safe, effective for pain symptoms of adenomyosis
![A photo of a woman with a pained expression sitting on her bed clutching a water bottle to her abdomen](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/104xxx/104964.jpg)
In non-responsive patients, think polysubstance use, says addiction treatment expert Kelly Ramsey
![A photo of Kelly Ramsey, MD, MPH, next to a blisterpack of a Narcan applicator.](http://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/104xxx/104824.jpg)