Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient
“You are allergic to your oral chemotherapy,” explains my oncology team at a recent appointment. “We are going to try a newer drug,” I am on my fourth attempt to find an oral treatment suitable for both my body and my cancer, so that I can maintain a remission that took three years and a stem cell transplant to achieve. “We want to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of us.” In my headphones, Weezer achingly croons, “Say it ain’t so, your drug is a heartbreaker.”
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Since being diagnosed with phase three chronic myeloid leu...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walela Nehanda Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Charles' health history: King's cancer diagnosis comes after prostate operation - and years of health issues, from chronic neck pain, broken rib and 'sausage fingers'
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, the Palace confirmed today in a shock announcement. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Utility of NSAID Response Questioned for Longstanding AxSpA Utility of NSAID Response Questioned for Longstanding AxSpA
Positive response to NSAIDs was not a distinguishing feature between patients with longstanding axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and patients with non-axSpA chronic back pain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - February 5, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
How I Manage My Chronic Migraine in the Moment
Migraine relief isn't always easy to come by. A woman with chronic migraine describes the pain management and self-care techniques that help her. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My doctors told me my chronic pain and fatigue was 'in my head' for 34 years. In fact, I have a crippling genetic condition that's left me in a wheelchair
Thirty-four years. That's how long I spent going back and forth to see various doctors, during which time my symptoms were regularly trivialised or dismissed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gunshot-related nerve injuries of the upper extremities: clinical, electromyographic, and ultrasound features in 22 patients - Shields LBE, Iyer VG, Zhang YP, Shields CB.
OBJECTIVES: Gunshot wounds of the upper extremities may cause permanent neurovascular injuries, leading to significant morbidity, chronic pain, functional loss, and disability. While there are many reports on the incidence and intraoperative findings in gu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Medically unexplained pain and suicidal ideation among US adults - Redding A, Kalesnikava VA, Bergmans R, Redding S, Dent K, Mezuk B.
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is an established risk factor for suicide. Pain syndromes are complex to diagnose, particularly in cases with limited evidence of injury or pathology. The goal of this study is to assess whether pain of unknown origin (i.e., medica... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Opinion: That pain in your back? It's really a pain in your brain
Most diagnoses cite a physical cause for chronic pain, but there's robust evidence that it comes from the mind instead. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - January 29, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nathaniel Frank Source Type: news
Rwanda: Be Aware of Chronic Gastritis
[New Times] Pain in the stomach, particularly the upper part, is one of the most common problems affecting people, from all walks of life, irrespective of age and gender. Commonly, pain occurs in the upper part of stomach, but can also occur in the middle or right side and is mostly burning in nature. At times, the pain is radiated to the middle or left side of the chest, mimicking ischemic heart disease. If there is perforation of a peptic ulcer, the pain is severe, excruciating and spreads to flanks or even all (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Get control of chronic back pain with a full spectrum of therapy options, experts say
Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic back pain, often not knowing if it will ever improve. Physicians Brenda Lau andTed Findlay say successful treatment requires both education and rehabilitation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
Get control of chronic back pain with a full spectrum of therapy options, experts say
Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic back pain, often not knowing if it will ever improve. Physicians Brenda Lau and Ted Findlay say successful treatment requires both education and rehabilitation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
How to Motivate Pain Patients to Try Nondrug Options How to Motivate Pain Patients to Try Nondrug Options
Drs Neha Pathak and Daniel Clauw discuss strategies to avoid burnout and feelings of helpless when managing chronic pain in the clinic.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Stimulant use and opioid-related harm in patients on long-term opioids for chronic pain - Appa A, McMahan VM, Long K, Shade SB, Coffin PO.
BACKGROUND: There is lack of clarity regarding the impact of and optimal clinical response to stimulant use among people prescribed long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) for pain. OBJECTIVE: To determine if a positive urine drug test (UDT) for stimulants... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
2015 to 2021 Saw Increase in Gabapentinoid Use
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- Use of gabapentinoids has increased since 2015, particularly for chronic pain, according to a study published in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.Michael E. Johansen, M.D., from OhioHealth... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Abbott ’s Proclaim™ DRG Neurostimulation System Offers Expanded MRI Access for People Suffering From Chronic Pain
(Source: Abbott.com)
Source: Abbott.com - January 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
