Medical Marijuana Helps Pain Patients Reduce Use Of Opioids, New Study Shows
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #75 Strong Clinical Relevance High-quality evidence with meaningful patient or clinical significance. PainResearchOpioidsMedical MarijuanaAgingSafetyAlternative Medicine Why This Matters Clinicians managing chronic…
California Bill to Authorize Medical Cannabis Drive-Thrus Advances to Assembly Floor Vote
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #45 Clinical Context Background information relevant to the evolving cannabis medicine landscape. PolicyIndustry Why This Matters This bill could expand patient access to medical cannabis by removing logistical…
HOMETOWN HEALTH: U.S. death rates exceed other wealthy nations, study finds – WDBJ7
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #45 Clinical Context Background information relevant to the evolving cannabis medicine landscape. AgingResearchSafetyPain Dr. Caplan’s Take “What we’re seeing in the mortality data is a population in…
Stress and Opioid Misuse Risk: The Role of Endogenous Opioid and Endocannabinoid Mechanisms
A groundbreaking clinical trial is investigating stress induced opioid misuse mechanisms in chronic back pain patients by examining how acute stress modulates endogenous opioid and endocannabinoid systems. This research could identify biomarkers that…
Edible Cannabis and Its Impact on Pain, Sleep, and Mental Health Management – Bioengineer.org
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #72 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. PainSleepMental HealthResearchAging Why This Matters Clinicians treating older adults need to understand how edible…
Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Cannabis Opioid Combination – Anesthesiology News
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #72 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. PainResearchAgingSafety Why This Matters I can see the title references cannabis and opioids for knee osteoarthritis…
Opioid and cannabinoid combination showed no added pain relief in knee osteoarthritis …
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #78 Strong Clinical Relevance High-quality evidence with meaningful patient or clinical significance. PainResearchSafetyTHC Why This Matters Clinicians treating knee osteoarthritis patients should recognize that adding…
Medical Marijuana Can Be A ‘Profoundly Helpful Tool’ For Seniors Dealing With Pain And …
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #72 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. PainAgingSleepResearchSafety Why This Matters Clinicians treating older adults with chronic pain, insomnia, or anxiety…
Medical Cannabis Users Are Older and Use More Frequently Than Recreational-Only Users, National Study Finds
Medical cannabis use frequency is higher than recreational-only use across all adult age groups. This national study highlights that medical users consume cannabis more consistently and frequently. Understanding medical cannabis use frequency is crucial…
Health-related quality of life in patients receiving medicinal cannabis: systematic review and meta-analysis of primary research findings 2015-2025.
A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis examining medicinal cannabis quality of life outcomes found consistent improvements across chronic conditions. The research analyzed validated HRQL measures from 2015-2025, showing benefits in short,…