Clinical Conundrum: Does IM Ketorolac Provide Superior Pain Relief to PO Ibuprofen?
August 28, 2023
Clinical Scenario: A 34-year-old woman presents to the ED with back pain. After your history and physical, you conclude that the patient’s pain is muscular...
Marco Torres
Gene Therapy Targets Chronic Pain
August 25, 2023
Scientists at New York University have developed a gene therapy for chronic pain. The technology works by targeting the NaV1.7 sodium ion channel present on...
Conn Hastings
AI-Powered Pain Relief: Interview with Claire Smith, VP at Nevro
July 19, 2023
Nevro, a medtech company based in California, has developed the HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation system, which is intended to treat chronic pain. While spinal...
Managing Pain in the Elderly: Acetaminophen VS. Hydromorphone
May 22, 2023
Background: The geriatric patient population is at high risk for undertreatment of pain (Hwang et al. 2010). Regrettably, they are less likely to receive pain...
Soft Bioresorbable Implant Controls Pain by Cooling Nerves
July 7, 2022
A team of engineers at Northwestern University led by John Rogers, the person responsible for many advances in flexible electronics, created a drug-free implant that...
Wireless Data Transfer for Implanted Devices Using Ionic Communication
April 25, 2022
Researchers at the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method for implanted devices to communicate with the outside world...
DNA Vibe Jazz Band Therapy: A Review
April 19, 2022
Made in the USA, the DNA Jazz Band Vibe joins a newer class of sports medicine-related healing therapies that include photobiomodulation. Photobiomodulation is a form...
Alice Ferng
Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain: Interview with Charlie Covert, VP and GM, Pain Therapies, Medtronic
March 2, 2022
Chronic pain is a difficult burden to bear, but advances in spinal stimulators are helping suitable patients to gain some control over their infliction. Medtronic...
Medgadget Reviews the Sleep Number i10 360 Smart Bed
November 10, 2021
Ten years ago, Sleep Number gave Medgadget the opportunity to try out their advanced beds. As you’ve probably seen on numerous TV commercials and in...
Scott Jung
Inflatable Neurostimulator for Minimally Invasive Pain Control
June 28, 2021
Researchers at the University of Cambridge created a spinal stimulation device that can help to control severe pain. Unlike existing technologies, which require invasive surgery...
EM Quick Hits 7 Approach to Status Epilepticus, Codeine Interactions, Anticoagulation in Malignancy, Atrial Fibrillation Rate vs Rhythm Control, Peripheral Vasopressors, Motivational Interviewing
August 13, 2019
Anand Swaminathan on a simple approach to status epilepticus, David Juurlink on codeine and tramadol interactions: nasty drugs with nastier drug interactions, Brit Long on...
Anton Helman