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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a new guide designed to help clinicians reduce or discontinue opioid use in their patients who are on long-term therapy.

Medical cannabis to treat fibromyalgia symptoms was found safe and effective, according to a prospective, observational study.

The FDA approved the recharge-free neurostimulation system (Proclaim XR, Abbott) for the treatment of chronic pain. The Proclaim XR platform delivers a low dose of Abbott’s proprietary BurstDR stimulation waveform, which was created “to mimic natural patterns found in the brain,” according to a press release from Abbott. The system delivers mild electrical pulses to change pain signals as they travel from the spinal cord to the brain.