As a leading expert on various pain conditions, U.S. Pain Foundation recently relaunched its initiative, Learn about...
Month: April 2017 Articles
Update on nonmedical switching efforts
Nonmedical switching advocacy had some major developments in April, as many state legislative sessions began to wrap...
Speaking out on federal issues
U.S. Pain submitted letters on three key federal topic this month: a proposed measure for tracking opioid abuse across...
Advocating for safer medications at the FDA
On April 5, U.S. Pain Foundation’s Senior State Advocate, Wendy Foster, flew to D.C. for the joint meeting of the...
Tune in to two key federal pain policy events in May
U.S. Pain urges its members to participate in livestreams of two major events about pain policy at the federal level...
Fun & easy ways to fundraise
As a nonprofit, U.S. Pain Foundation runs solely on contributions from corporate sponsors as well as private donors....
Five ways to get involved in Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
Currently, 36 million Americans are living with migraine disease; four million of them have chronic migraine, meaning...
U.S. Pain appointed to NCPIE board of directors
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) recently announced that the U.S. Pain Foundation is...
Lenox Smith speaks at largest medical cannabis conference
Medical cannabis activists had an exciting month in April: on April 19, West Virginia became the 29th state to...
PAINS releases annual report: “Lost in Chaos: The State of Chronic Pain in 2016”
Last month, the Pain Action Alliance to Implement a National Strategy (PAINS) released its annual report on issues...
Pain warrior of the month: Crystal Grieves
Location: Cumberland, MD Pain warrior role: Ambassador since 2014 Pain conditions: Psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia,...
Take Control of Your Pain takes to White Plains
U.S. Pain Foundation hosted a Take Control of Your Pain education day on April 2 in partnership with the New York...