Neurology
From the Society
Journal of Hospital Medicine releases consensus statement on inpatient opioid prescribing
Recommendations on how to improve the safety of opioid prescribing both during hospitalization and at discharge.
News
CMS finalizes measures to help combat opioid crisis
Federal agencies and leaders are taking a multipronged approach to the opioid crisis.
News
Synthetic opioids drive increase in overdose deaths
Illegally manufactured fentanyl is now being combined with other drugs.
HM18
New consensus on inpatient opioid use
This session will focus on new recommendations to improve opioid prescribing for acute, noncancer pain in hospitalized adults.
News
FDA advisors recommend lofexidine for opioid withdrawal
SILVER SPRING, MD. – A nonopioid agent for symptomatic treatment of opioid withdrawal could be another option to address the opioid epidemic.
Opinion
Early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke
CT rather than MRI is the go-to imaging technique with which to evaluate patients with early acute ischemic stroke.
News
Transporting stroke patients directly to thrombectomy boosts outcomes
Modeling of real-world data suggests transporting acute ischemic stroke patients directly to more distant thrombectomy centers outperforms...
News
Opioid prescriptions got shorter in 2017
Pharmacy benefits manager reports increased use of drugs to treat opioid dependence.
News
Nonopioid analgesics have no major disadvantages vs. opioids for chronic pain
Chronic pain patients may be able to improve function without increasing risk of addiction.
Article
Opioid deaths in the ED increase nationally
Opioid overdose deaths have reached an all-time high across the country.