By Grayson SchultzThe 2022 annual Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience was also the day of one of the worst...
Blog Articles
Health Care Deserts: Lack of Access Has Far-Reaching Consequences
Infusion center, pain care deserts cause challenges for pain managementBy Calli Barker SchmidtWhen Nathan Neufeld, DO,...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Chronic Pain Has Greater Impact on Underserved Communities
By Rebecca McKinseyAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives, bisexual individuals, rural residents, and people living in...
Event: Learn About Supplements to Manage Chronic Pain
“Building your Toolbox” is a monthly series that allows people with chronic pain to explore alternative treatment...
COVID’s Impact on migraine
by Lindsay Videnieks, JD, The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum (HMPF) and Katie M. Golden, Professional Patient As...
Making the invisible visible
The evolution of the INvisible Project. In 2010, Nicole Hemmenway was relatively new to patient advocacy. She had just...
When Health Care Hurts: Understanding Disparities in Migraine and Headache
By Emily Lemiska Imagine you arrive at the emergency room for stabbing head pain. You think it could be a migraine...
Ronetta Stokes
The 3Es of Advocacy Salt under the tongue, Vicks under the nose, hold your breath, put your feet in ice. These aren’t...
Syanne Centeno-Bloom
Turning Pain and Misdiagnoses into Advocacy Syanne Centeno-Bloom is a woman with intelligence, drive, and disarmingly...
The Barking Cat: Being a Father with Cluster Headaches
By Mark Odlum My 13-month-old daughter is “arfing” at the barking cat toy her aunt Alyssa gave her. She just learned...
Use Your Voice: Advocating
By: Ellen Lenox Smith Do you have an issue that you are concerned about? Do you see where change needs to be made? Are...
U.S. Pain Advocates for Federal Government to Report Population Health Data on Chronic Pain
Congressional Budget Reports accompany the annual federal budget that Congress develops each year. In these...