Belgian Bart Morlion to lead European Pain Doctors
On 6 September 2017, Belgian Professor Bart Morlion will officially become the new President of the European Pain Federation (EFIC), a...
Read MoreGradian wins Saving Lives at Birth award
US-based company Gradian Health Systems has been awarded a grant from Saving Lives at Birth to scale up the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) and...
Read MoreCaffeine shortens recovery time from general anaesthesia
Caffeine helps quickly boost wakefulness following general anaesthesia, a new study from the US finds. The stimulant appears to alter...
Read MoreIngestible drug-delivery materials may help patients comply with treatment regimens
Hydrogel-based ingestible capsules could expand and reside in the GI tract for days, slowly releasing medication Around half of all...
Read MoreTuning out arthritis pain with radio energy
Pain medicine specialists at Rush University in the US have helped develop, and are among the first in the country...
Read MoreEuropean Pain Federation EFIC announces the first recipient of the Ulf Lindblom Prize
On 25 July , 2017, the European Pain Federation EFIC announced that the first recipient of the Ulf Lindblom Prize...
Read MoreNurse-led intervention helps carers’ manage medication and cancer pain
A study funded by Marie Curie and Dimbleby Cancer Care published in July shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led...
Read MoreApplying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement
In three randomised trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with...
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