Chronic pain affects more than 1 in 5 Americans, impacting their physical, emotional, and overall well-being, yet...
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Research Pain to Manage Pain
The need for more pain management options has perhaps never been greater or more urgent—with more than 51.6 million...
The Impact of Pain in America
The latest population health data findings from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) reiterate an...
Telemedicine: In the Midst of Chaos Comes Opportunity
By Edward Bilsky, PhD, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Management of chronic pain is challenging...
How to Handle Discrimination in Health Care Settings
By Kirsten Ballard First, do no harm. It’s an ancient phrase widely embraced as a basic standard for health care...
Pain as a Magnifying Glass: Illuminating Racial Disparities in Health Care
By Sara Walsh Vulnerability is part of being a patient, particularly a patient with pain. The late neurosurgeon Paul...
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...