FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 — More people are surviving cancer, but many are left with persistent pain after treatment. New guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recommend that doctors routinely screen for such pain. The guidelines also advise doctors to consider the use of non-traditional treatments for ... Read More »

U.S. laws designed to scale down abuse of opioid painkillers haven’t decreased misuse or overdoses by means of disabled Medicare beneficiaries, a brand new have a look at shows. between 2006 and 2012, states enacted 81 laws to govern use of effective opioids together with Oxycontin and Vicodin. but regardless ... Read More »