Disability Pride Month, which takes place each July, challenges the stereotype of defining individuals by their...
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U.S. Pain Foundation Joins Coalition
WASHINGTON – The Coalition for Access Now – the leading advocate for ensuring access to quality and consistent...
The Importance of Pride Year-Round: LGBTQ+ Pain Patients On Forming Communities and Speaking out
Although LGBTQ+ Pride Month is usually celebrated in June, it’s important year-round to acknowledge the unique...
It’s Not In Her Head
By Monica Mallampalli, PhD, HealthyWomen Cynthia Toussaint spent 13 ½ years with burning pain spreading through her...
What LGBTQ+ Families Need to Know about Their Legal Rights
by Jo Yurcaba Hospitals shouldn’t be breaking the law, but they sometimes do. In an emergency situation, you often...
Access to Mental Health Treatment
by Elisa Friedlander, LMFT Similar to disparities in medical care, disparities in mental health access and treatment...
Navigating the Ins and Outs of Insurance Coverage
by Erin Bradshaw, Patient Advocate Foundation Selecting a health insurance plan is an important decision and requires...
Five Types of Ableist Comments and How to Respond to Them
By Janet Jay Ableism is a type of prejudice against people with disabilities, often with the attitude that “normal”...
Organization Spotlight: Sick Cells
Sick Cells is a sickle cell disease (SCD)-focused advocacy organization co-founded by Ashley Valentine and her late...
Join our celebration of the latest INvisible Project!
Just in time for National Minority Health Month in April, the INvisible Project: Disparities edition is now available...
Life after vaccination
By: Ellen Lenox Smith As my husband and I get closer to receiving our second of our two-dose COVID-19 vaccination, we...
Local woman named U.S. Pain’s 2020 Ambassador of the Year
DENVER, CO (March 19, 2021)--The largest nonprofit for people with pain, U.S. Pain Foundation is proud to announce...