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Read U.S. Pain’s letter to the FDA
U.S. Pain Foundation was among several hundred organizations and individuals to weigh in on a recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comment period. Specifically, the FDA asked for the public's views on two main issues: What criteria the FDA...
How should the FDA evaluate new medications for pain?
We wanted to make you aware of an opportunity to submit public comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, the FDA would like the public's views on two main issues: What criteria the FDA should use to evaluate new opioids to...
Pain Warrior of the Month: LaSheila Yates
Name: LaSheila Yates Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Age: 38 Pain warrior role: U.S. Pain advocate since 2019 Health conditions: ulcerative colitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, neuropathic pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pouchitis, cuffitis,...
Pain warriors convene in Dallas for Advocacy Summit
Despite challenges often faced when traveling with a chronic pain condition, 19 advocates and a handful of caregivers rallied together in Dallas, TX, for a U.S. Pain Foundation Advocacy Summit. The goal was to help people with pain understand how...
Interim CEO a keynote speaker at American Massage Therapy Association convention
Interim CEO Nicole Hemmenway was one of three keynote speakers at the closing session of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) national convention last weekend in Indianapolis, IN. In her talk, “Massage for Chronic Pain: What our...
Volunteers get creative with fundraising
U.S. Pain Foundation offers its free programs and services thanks to donations and grants. That’s why the organization is especially grateful when volunteers step up to raise funding! The last few months have been particularly busy with a range of...
