A sweeping review of previous research suggests commonly prescribed opioids often provide only modest pain relief and may increase side effect risk.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That's when ...

A large review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain has found these medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions and are ineffective for some others. The ...

At any given time during our lives, we will all have health problems. It can be a simple cold or something more severe like COVID. Many times, there are quick illnesses that will go away on their own.

Evidence synthesis across randomized comparisons showed limited magnitude and duration of opioid analgesia for most acute pain presentations, challenging assumptions of broad short-term efficacy.

As hospitals strive to meet the challenges of value-based care, recognizing the best settings to diagnose and manage serious conditions with sudden onset can be a useful way for organizations to ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. AML specifically affects the myeloid cells, which are immature white blood cells. It is one of the most ...

A massive stride has been made in the pain medication industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday its approval of a non-opioid treatment for moderate to severe acute pain ...

This is the sixth article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the introductory article, “Building The Evidence To Assure ...