Credit: Getty Images. Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the impact of an implantable pump on opioid consumption in patients with chronic noncancer pain. Use of an ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Pain is one of the most common problems for cancer patients. They often struggle to find relief or with side effects from the powerful narcotics often used for pain. There's an ...

DUBLIN, Jan. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the launch of Efficio™, a cloud-based data management software for use with the SynchroMed™ II intrathecal drug ...

Vertebral fracture is common in patients with osteoporosis, and has a marked effect on quality of life (QOL). Chronic pain can occur in patients who have experienced multiple fractures; however, ...

The basis for this interest derives primarily from two retrospective epidemiologic studies in the anesthesia literature suggesting significant differences in cancer recurrence dependent upon the ...

March 25, 2008 — A class 1 recall has been announced for Medtronic Neuromodulation's implantable infusion pumps, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on March 21. The action was based ...

For adolescents with scoliosis undergoing major spinal fusion surgery, a combination two drugs reduces the amount of postoperative opioid use and side effects, a new study suggests. Researchers at ...

high-frequency spinal cord stimulation controller Intrathecal drug delivery systems and spinal cord stimulation have shown promise for the treatment of cancer pain in initial studies. Cancer-related ...

Not many medtech companies have the reach and scale of Medtronic. Yet, the Dublin-based firm is in the same position as any other device firm when it comes to the awareness and acceptance of ...

Doctor telling to patient woman the results of her medical tests. Doctor showing medical records to cancer patient in hospital ward. Senior doctor explaint the side effects of the intervention. The ...