“[Many] men reach a certain age and say, ‘I ain’t never going to the doctor,’” says New Orleans-based Eric Griggs, MD,...
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WHEN MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL PAIN COINCIDE, CERTAIN POPULATIONS ARE HIT HARDER
The tie between physical pain and mental illness can feel like a never-ending and inseparable cycle, with pain causing...
OPIOID RESTRICTIONS LEAVE BIPOC BEHIND: A LOOK AT THE 2016 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE FOR PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS, THE RECENT DRAFT UPDATE, AND THE DISPARITIES THAT REMAIN
Ethleen Peacock was born in Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, with sickle cell disease—a disorder in which red...
U.S. Pain Foundation submits comments to CMS RFI
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opened a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit input into the...
Baseball fans: tune in to the game this Saturday to catch mention of U.S. Pain
Are you a baseball fan? During the New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins game this Saturday at 5:05 pm on Fox Sports,...
CMS holds public meeting on pain and opioids, seeks public comment by Oct. 11
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) convened a public meeting on Sept. 20 to solicit input into the...
Next Pediatric Pain Warrior retreat announced; golf fundraiser to be held Oct. 26
U.S Pain Foundation has announced the details for its next Pediatric Pain Warrior retreat, which will take place Nov....
Sixth training brings together 20 future support group leaders
U.S. Pain Foundation’s network of peer support groups, Pain Connection, hosted its sixth chronic pain support group...
#LetsTalkAboutPain creates much-needed conversation
Thanks to its dedicated volunteers, U.S. Pain Foundation’s 2019 Pain Awareness Month campaign, #LetsTalkAboutPain, was...
Introducing the newest member of the Board of Directors: Shawn Dickens
The U.S. Pain Foundation is pleased to announce its newest member of the Board of Directors: Shawn Dickens. Dickens, a...
October Newsletter: Pain Awareness Month Slideshow, Week 4
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Cindy Steinbergs speaks about pain at CMS
On Sept. 20, National Director of Policy and Advocacy Cindy Steinberg spoke on a panel at a public meeting about...