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New Mechanism Improves Chronic Pain Management

A previously unknown mechanism which offers a new potential target for increasing the therapeutic effect of drugs for chronic pain was discovered by researchers in Japan. This involves a newly identified group of cells in the spinal cord which plays ...

Palliative Care Should be Adapted for Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

New study describes how palliative care needs to adapt to an emergency style to help make the best decisions and support families. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management . This is the first ...

Creating a COVID-19 Palliative Care Pandemic Plan is Essential

Palliative care doctors have created a coronavirus disease 2019 palliative care plan as a vital tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal ...

'Start Low, Go Slow' Applies for Pain Management in Older Patients

Chronic pain is very common in older adults. But managing pain can be safely optimized with a plan that balances the risks and benefits of treatments, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings . ...

Palliative Care Services Lag Behind Rapid Growth In Global Need

Only 14% of people in the world have access to palliative care services that allow people to die with dignity and ease their suffering. And more than half of the world’s population – mainly in low and middle-income countries – have very poor or ...

Rising Rate of Palliative Care Involvement for Kids With Ventricular Assist Devices

Critically ill kids with heart disease requiring support with a ventricular assist device (VAD) are increasingly likely to receive palliative care services, reveals a study. The findings of the study are published in the ASAIO Journal . At ...

Palliative Care helps Cancer Patients Live Longer

Palliative care increases survival rate and quality of life among advanced cancer sufferers attending outpatient unit, according to a Tulane University study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine . Palliative care focuses on helping ...

New Pain Management Program Helps Surgical Patients Slowly Reduce Opioid Use

New pain management program helps complex surgical patients slowly reduce opioid use safely and effectively while providing an alternate way to deal with their pain and improve how they function. The findings of the study are published in the ...

Suicide Risk in Veterans with Lung Cancer May Reduce with Palliative Care

Palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer show results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society . The ...

Pain Management Plans for Surgery Patients Who Use Opioids

Opioid use is common among patients undergoing surgery; it is important that surgeons identify these patients and arrange an effective acute pain management plan for them, research at the University of Michigan Health System finds. In the study, ...

Kerala Health Minister: 1 Lakh or More Patients To Receive Palliative Care

Kerala health minister promises to give proper palliative care to nearly one lakh people in the state. These patients who could be suffering from various ailments will have a better quality of life explains the K.K. Shailaja, the Kerala Health ...

Expert Pain and Symptom Management with Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Patients

Patients with complex health needs found significant improvement in their pain and symptom management with palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams, observed new research from Trinity College Dublin. Palliative care teams ...

Palliative Care Lowers Cost

Association of palliative care with less intense hospital treatment was most pronounced among those patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer than for those with a noncancer diagnosis, revealed study. Palliative care--which better aligns ...

New Twist to Using Opioids in Pain Management After Surgery

Opioids usually given to reduce pain, actually prolonged pain for more than three weeks after surgery and triggered inflammatory changes in the spinal cord. The startling discovery emerged from an animal study by researchers at the University of ...

Palliative Care can Help Stroke Patients to Live Well

Proper care need to be given for stroke patients. Health care providers should also focus on the social and emotional issues that patients are facing, along with physical rehabilitation. The new study was published in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical ...