(Reuters)—U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said on Monday he has placed a hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration until the agency agrees to reform its process for approving opioid painkillers. Markey wants future opioid-approval matters to be reviewed by an FDA advisory committee, and believes the committee…
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Dr. Smith Finds Commonalities in Chess, Rheumatology: Think Ahead, Know Your Patient
James K. Smith, MD, believes in thinking several moves ahead. Consider your opponent. Gauge your strategy. Be aggressive when you need to be. Those are key aspects of his philosophy in rheumatology—and chess. Initiation Dr. Smith’s love of chess started after he had started his family. “I first got involved in the game through my…
U.S. Public Health Funding on the Decline
(Reuters Health)—U.S. public health funding, which covers such things as disease prevention, cancer screenings, contraceptives and vaccines, has been steadily falling in recent years and is expected to keep going down, a recent study projects. Real, inflation-adjusted public health expenditures surged from $39 per capita in 1960 to $281 per capita in 2008, then fell…
Tobacco and Medicine: A Hazy Relationship
How tobacco companies tapped physicians to bolster hollow marketing claims to sell cigarettes
10 Tips for Opioid Prescribing
How to manage the risks when prescribing medications for patients in chronic pain
Fallout from False Assumptions in Medicine
How the lack of clear, concise data has impacted opioid prescribing for chronic pain and is clouding the issue of medical recertification
Rheumatology Drug Updates, Trials, Safety Data
Legislative news on biosimilars, safety warning on epidural corticosteroid injections, and other drug updates rheumatologists need to know
Closer Scrutiny of Chronic Pain Patients Needed
A new study links high costs to patients with chronic pain conditions and an opioid prescription.
Rheumatology Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know
How to Manage Pain in Patients with Renal Insufficiency or End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
Narcotic and non-narcotic pain regimens can be used
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