Opioid use can lead to ototoxicity and trigger deafness, finds study Hina Zahid18 Aug 2020 8:51 PM ISTOpioid-associated ototoxicity is a known complication of opioid exposure, although the mechanism remains unclear.Opioid use, particularly in high...
Women receive higher rates of prescription opioids, shows study Hina Zahid15 July 2020 9:49 PM ISTNew Rochelle, NY -- Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid analgesics.ln a nationally representative sample, women...
Kids frequently receive Opioids and steroids for pneumonia and sinusitis during ED visits Medha Baranwal7 July 2020 6:46 PM ISTUSA: Children receive opioid and steroid prescriptions for pneumonia or sinusitis at a higher frequency in the emergency department (ED) than in the...
Preoperative Opioid, Sedative and Antidepressant Use linked to long-term complications Hina Zahid10 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTLEXINGTON, Ky. – A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or...
Indian American psychiatrist told to pay 145,000 USD for opiod violations MD Bureau1 May 2020 9:45 AM ISTNew York: An Indian American psychiatrist is paying $145,000 in fines over charges of over-prescribing opioid medications, according to the Justice...
Methadone and buprenorphine effective in opioid use disorder but underused: JAMA Medha Baranwal10 Feb 2020 4:15 PM ISTUSA: Methadone and buprenorphine may be used as first-line treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD), a recent study in the journal JAMA Network Open...
Increasing Opioid dose fails to lessen pain in chronic patients, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTIncreasing opioids dose fails to lessen pain in chronic pain patients.Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses do not seem to...
Giving opioids closer to sedation increases risk for adverse events in children Medha Baranwal24 Jan 2020 4:04 PM ISTCanada: Opioids, when administered prior to procedural sedation in children, increases the risk of adverse events -- oxygen desaturation and vomiting,...
No role of Opioids in reducing pain and disability in chronic osteoarthritis Medha Baranwal20 Jan 2020 12:37 PM ISTGermany: Opioids provided no clinically relevant pain relief and no clinically relevant reduction in disability compared with placebo in chronic...
California doctor accused of prescribing drugs in 5 deaths Medical Dialogues Bureau20 Dec 2018 9:55 AM IST"This case clearly and tragically illustrates the dangers of drug dealers armed with prescription pads," said U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna.LOS ANGELES - A...
Indian-origin doctor arrested for illegally prescribing opioids in US Medical Dialogues Bureau2 May 2018 9:15 AM ISTNew York: A 71-year old Indian-origin physician has been arrested and charged with illegally prescribing opioids to patients outside the usual course...
90 percent Resident Doctors under Stress, Reveals PGIMER Survey Garima30 April 2018 5:19 PM IST90 percent of resident doctors, mainly juniors were found "stressed out" while 10 percent were‘overwhelmingly stressed’.Chandigarh: In order to find...
