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Mashup Score: 61
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use, which describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfil the medical need.
Source: www.who.intCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 15People with medical needs are “left behind in pain” reveals new report - 10 month(s) ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a new report on access to morphine for medical use, which describes how the global distribution of morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal and does not fulfil the medical need.
Source: www.who.intCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The global distribution of #morphine, as a vital pain medicine, is unequal & does not fulfil the medical need. The latest WHO report highlights the problems & provides solutions to improve safe access to this essential medicine 👉https://t.co/CXleviiac7 https://t.co/rILFQlEt1o
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Mashup Score: 0British ex-nun who invented cheap form of morphine calls for better end-of-life care - 12 month(s) ago
Hospice figurehead Anne Merriman says the ‘British problem’ is that ‘curing comes before caring’
Source: inews.co.ukCategories: Latest Headlines, Palliative MedicineTweet-
“plea to other countries to understand, study metabolism of oral morphine & feel at peace to prescribe it & relieve the terrible pain that comes not only with cancer, but with other diseases,” #Morphine is an essential medicine! @HospiceAfricaUg https://t.co/8kuuIzHncH
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Mashup Score: 0Executive Board, 152nd session - 1 year(s) ago
The 152nd session of the WHO Executive Board take place on 30 January – 7 February 2023.
Source: www.who.intCategories: Latest Headlines, Palliative MedicineTweet-
WHO DG @DrTedros announces @WHO surgical relief flights to #Turkey #Syria at closing of #EB152.Will shipments include #morphine & essential #palliativecare meds? Pall care trained teams on the ground a must to relieve suffering! @PallChase https://t.co/UC8nUxXX49
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Mashup Score: 1Fentanyl Facts - 1 year(s) ago
What to do if you think someone is overdosingIt may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it like an overdose—you could save a life. Call 911 Immediately.* Administer naloxone, if available.** Try to keep the person awake and breathing. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking. Stay with the person until emergency assistance…
Source: www.cdc.govCategories: Addiction Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Fentanyl is a synthetic #opioid up to 50x stronger than heroin and 100x stronger than #morphine. Drugs may contain deadly amounts of fentanyl and you wouldn’t be able to see it, smell it, or taste it. Learn more: https://t.co/8s6JGP3E1i #StopOverdose https://t.co/ul6FTy7Yc0
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Mashup Score: 2Effect of Regular, Low-Dose, Extended-release Morphine on Chronic Breathlessness in COPD - 1 year(s) ago
This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of different doses (8 mg/d or 16 mg/d) of extended-release morphine vs placebo on chronic breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Source: jamanetwork.comCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
New study on #morphine treatment in people with COPD and severe, long term breathlessness @JAMA_current https://t.co/L0M8BB3NGs https://t.co/PmieWReXko
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Mashup Score: 4Fentanyl Facts - 2 year(s) ago
What to do if you think someone is overdosingIt may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it like an overdose—you could save a life. Call 911 Immediately.* Administer naloxone, if available.** Try to keep the person awake and breathing. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking. Stay with the person until emergency assistance…
Source: www.cdc.govCategories: Addiction Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Fentanyl is a synthetic #opioid up to 50x stronger than heroin and 100x stronger than #morphine. Drugs may contain deadly amounts of fentanyl and you wouldn’t be able to see it, smell it, or taste it. Learn more: https://t.co/8s6JGP4bQQ #StopOverdose https://t.co/TZvFgXooUf
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Mashup Score: 0Dietary polyphenols drive alterations in behavior, transcriptional regulation, and commensal microbiota in models of opioid use - 2 year(s) ago
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a neuropsychiatric condition associated with tremendous medical and social consequences. Despite this burden, current pharmacotherapies for OUD are ineffective or intolerable for many patients. As such, interventions aimed at promoting overall health and resilience against OUD are of immense clinical and societal interest. Recently, treatment with a Bioactive Dietary…
Source: bioRxivCategories: Latest Headlines, NeurologyTweet-
➡️ And... In addition to her research on the Shank3 model of ASD, @AyaOsman recently published a new preprint on the effects of dietary #Polyphenols against #Morphine #Addiction-like behaviours CHECK IT OUT👉https://t.co/QLFAj8q76y STAY TUNED for more AMAZING work by Dr. Osman! https://t.co/o2Bh6Nodjc
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Mashup Score: 0Assessing barriers, enablers, and priority actions for improving access to morphine for medical use — A survey of stakeholders - 2 year(s) ago
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT WHO would like to identify ways to improve access to morphine for medical use. WHO Secretariat is conducting this survey to: Collect information about current situations on access to morphine and other strong opioids in countries for patients in need; Identify main system barriers to and enablers for access to morphine from a health system perspective;…
Source: extranet.who.intCategories: Latest Headlines, Palliative MedicineTweet-
Deadline extended! Complete @WHO stakeholder survey on Assessing barriers, enablers, priority actions for > access to #morphine for medical use by 31/8/22 https://t.co/MJPINLQgmp Remember >85% of the world without! Particularly #Africa, E Mediterranean & SE #Asia Regions. https://t.co/jdZYjwWcgI
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Mashup Score: 3Fentanyl Facts - 2 year(s) ago
What to do if you think someone is overdosingIt may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it like an overdose—you could save a life. Call 911 Immediately.* Administer naloxone, if available.** Try to keep the person awake and breathing. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking. Stay with the person until emergency assistance…
Source: www.cdc.govCategories: Addiction Medicine, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Fentanyl is a synthetic #opioid up to 50x stronger than heroin and 100x stronger than #morphine. Drugs may contain deadly amounts of fentanyl and you wouldn’t be able to see it, smell it, or taste it. Learn more: https://t.co/8s6JGP3E1i #StopOverdose https://t.co/PEwknsy5Jk
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It's #PainAwarenessMonth Pain is a major public health problem globally. Too many people are suffering because of the lack of access to vital pain medicines like #morphine. More information: https://t.co/M0PoBCBlSy https://t.co/NqsIFpNSKU