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Experiments have confirmed a connection between rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups and periodontitis.

The extensive training requirements and caps on patients treated have been removed. That means all prescriptions for buprenorphine now require only a standard DEA registration number.

The Nerivio device is worn on the arm and uses painless electrical stimulation to activate peripheral nerves, thereby inducing a conditioned pain modulation response. It is controlled by a smartphone app and is recommended to be used every other day for migraine prevention.

In this extensive meta-analysis, myorelaxants, NSAIDS, and NSAIDs plus acetaminophen were all effective at one week in improving comfort and activity in sufferers of acute low back pain. NSAIDs plus acetaminophen were more effective than either drug class alone.

CMS released its new, updated, and deleted codes specific to Medicare payers at the end of 2022. The document also highlights payment information that will impact practices providing care to Medicare beneficiaries in 2023.

The update was based on the findings of 31 systematic reviews and 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) chosen from a total of 820 publications. The investigators set out to answer seven questions: