Mathew Devine

Aug 14, 2024 | jabfm.org | Kevin Fiscella |Mathew Devine |Colleen T. Fogarty

AbstractBackground: The 2022 Centers for Disease Control’s “Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain in United States” called for attention and action toward reducing disparities in untreated and undertreated pain among Black and Latino patients. There is growing evidence for controlled substance safety committees (CSSC) to change prescribing culture, but few have been examined through the lens of health equity.

May 22, 2024 | self.com | Mathew Devine |Julia Ries

Walk into pretty much any grocery store or pharmacy and you’re likely to see shelves lined with supplements: pills and gummies and capsules and powders and wellness shots that claim they’ll make you calmer, sharper, happier, thinner, younger-looking, better. On social media, the story’s the same: Ads target your deepest insecurities (how do they know I have, in fact, been feeling bloated lately!?) and/or promise a quick fix for your missing sex drive (like, okay, kinda presumptuous).

May 7, 2024 | self.com | Mathew Devine |Julia Ries

Back pain is the worst. And if you’re dealing with it on a regular basis, you’ve probably considered taking OTC non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These medications—like ibuprofen and naproxen—are often the very first treatment doctors suggest if you have a problem like a herniated disc or sciatica, the super common nerve-related pain that can shoot through your butt and down your leg.

Mar 28, 2024 | self.com | Mathew Devine |Ali Finney

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you have chronic lower back pain—meaning a nagging ache has persisted for 12 weeks or more—you may be tempted to throw a bunch of Dr. Google remedies into a bag, shake it up, and start drawing at random.

Mar 25, 2024 | self.com | Mathew Devine |Ashley Abramson

No one’s necessarily *comfortable* while slogging through bumper-to-bumper traffic. But when you deal with back pain, extended car rides aren’t just an annoyance—they can be downright hellish. It’s a reality that Olivia Sabedra-Buck knows well, thanks to years of chronic lower back issues from a herniated disc. A sharp jabbing sensation used to radiate down to the tops of her thighs shortly after she’d buckle up.