Ketamine deaths increase twenty-fold since 2015 with mixing drugs on the rise: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Oct 2025 7:00 AM ISTDeaths due to illicit ketamine use have increased twenty-fold since 2015-but these deaths are increasingly occurring in complex polydrug settings,...
WHO Issues Comprehensive Guideline to Support Safe and Equitable Access to Controlled Medicines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Sept 2025 8:00 AM IST The World Health Organization (WHO) published the full edition of its guideline on balanced national controlled medicines policies, marking the first...
RECK effective opioid-sparing local anesthetic for patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion: study Dr Supreeth D R12 Aug 2025 8:30 PM ISTRopivacaine-epinephrine-clonidine-ketorolac is an effective opioid-sparing local anesthetic for patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion: study ...
Study Highlights Role of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Lowering Chronic Back Pain Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri10 April 2025 8:15 AM ISTA new study has found that eight weeks of either mindfulness or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) training led to meaningful improvements among...
Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain, suggests research Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 April 2025 9:00 PM ISTThe list of treatments for low back pain is endless, but few offer relief for the one in four Americans who suffer from this persistent pain and...
Smoking opioids associated with lower mortality than injecting but is still high-risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Jan 2025 8:00 AM ISTA new study published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that opioid smoking appears to be associated with lower mortality risk...
Study Shows Non-Opioid Alternatives Outperform Opioids for Post-Dental Surgery Pain Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri9 Jan 2025 8:00 AM ISTA combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a...
Opioid-free treatment supplemented with TENS as effective as opioids for pain relief in bariatric surgery: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jan 2025 8:45 PM ISTObese patients undergoing bariatric surgery can manage without opioids, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Research is...
Medical Bulletin 19/ November/ 2024 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri19 Nov 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:NSAIDs Double Internal Bleeding Risk in Patients on AnticoagulantsPeople who take an anticoagulant medicine...
Seizures among children swallowing medications or illegal substances doubled over 15-year period: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Nov 2024 8:45 PM ISTCopenhagen: New data shows that the number of children suffering a seizure after swallowing medications or illegal substances has doubled between 2009...
New analgesic could replace opioids over long term, claims study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli18 July 2024 7:00 PM ISTOpioids have long been known as natural substances with substantial pharmacological effect. They have been used as effective painkillers. A very...
ADA releases new guideline for pharmacologic management of acute dental pain in adults, adolescents and older adults Medha Baranwal20 Feb 2024 9:17 AM ISTUSA: A recent article published in The Journal of the American Dental Association has reported key recommendations and good practice statements for...
