In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
A Maryland appellate court has ruled that a jury validly found a pain specialist physician not liable for the death of a patient she had injected with a contaminated steroid because the medication itself...
A 52 year-old man has tried numerous remedies for tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) with scant relief. Although NSAIDs have provided the best symptom control, since pain bothers him every day he would...
Sam is a 37-year-old overweight man who experiences frequent back and knee pain. Lately, he has been struggling to maintain a healthier diet, and asks if eating healthier could benefit his pain, as well as...
A 62-year-old man with a 14-year history of type 2 diabetes comes to your office for routine check-up of his glycated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and lipid levels. During his visit, he reports a new set of...
Marilyn is a 48-year-old woman with a history of fibromyalgia, depression, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome, and temporomandibular joint disorder. She has been wearing a soft cervical collar for the past 4...
Heckel noted that when he went away for a weekend to visit his mother and forgot to take his statin, the myalgias went away. When he returned home and restarted the statin, myalgias returned.
