Publication date: Jan 15, 2020 Palliative care is seeing cancer patients earlier in the disease trajectory with a multitude of chronic issues. Chronic non-malignant pain (CNMP) in cancer patients is ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 14, 2020 Headache disorders are burdensome, both in terms of the number of people they affect, and in terms of associated healthcare spending. This report presents a ... Read more

Publication date: Jun 14, 2019 Understanding relationships between individual-level demographic, socioeconomic status (SES) and U.S. opioid fatalities can inform interventions in response to this crisis. The Mortality Disparities in American ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 14, 2020 (1) To identify gaps in providers knowledge on opioid medication and dosing, patient-specific characteristics that require alterations in dosing, and patient monitoring and treatment adjustments. ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 16, 2020 There is an urgent need for strategies to address the US epidemic of prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl-related overdoses, misuse, addiction, and diversion. Evidence-based treatment ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 14, 2020 Fentanyl has caused rapid increases in US and Canadian overdose deaths, yet its presence in illicit drugs is often unknown to consumers. This study examined ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 17, 2020 This paper investigates the prevalence and predictors for opioid use disorder (OUD) pharmacotherapy utilization for Medicaid-insured patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in New York. ... Read more

Publication date: Jan 16, 2020 Many legislative and regulatory changes have occurred at the state level in response to the opioid crisis in an attempt to decrease overdose deaths. We ... Read more