Neuroimmune modulation represents a promising treatment strategy that uses vagus nerve stimulation to reduce inflammation in RA.

The risk for noncephalic pain was increased in pediatric patients with severe and frequent migraine, with the greatest risk observed in those with continuous headache.

Physician women had higher suicide rates compared to the general population from 2017 to 2021, though statistical significance remains unclear.

A hospital-based addiction consultation service can improve receipt of evidence-based treatment for people with opioid use disorder.

Difficult patient encounters were associated with suboptimal chronic pain management outcomes but had no effect on patient follow-up.

Community-level SDOH such as household income, neighborhood walkability, and healthcare access play a greater role in predicting THA outcomes than patient race.

Having both aqueous-deficient and evaporative dry eye, corneal pain, or a history of dry eye treatment can worsen quality of life.

For adults with sickle cell disease, C-reactive protein levels increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.

The US FDA announced it is shifting away from animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs.

Exposure-response curves reveal impacts of daytime-only, nighttime-only, and compound heatwaves on cause-specific heart disease mortality.

Following clinicians’ implementation of the 2010 ACR criteria, fibromyalgia diagnoses nearly doubled, from 0.58% in 2010 to 0.99% in 2011, then stabilized at approximately 0.80% through 2014. After ...

Researchers determined painful crises remain a consistent risk among pregnant patients with SCD who have abortion procedures or early pregnancy loss.