“[Many] men reach a certain age and say, ‘I ain’t never going to the doctor,’” says New Orleans-based Eric Griggs, MD,...
Blog Articles
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...
Tom Sayen
Searching for a diagnosis. Almost every night between 3 and 4 a.m., Tom Sayen is awakened by a piercing, stabbing pain...
Dr. Bert and Michele Vargas
Migraine power couple “I have always been proud of how well she keeps our family stable, on schedule and safe, even...
The federal report on pain management is finalized. What’s next?
The new report on pain management, mandated by Congress, has the potential to improve pain care for millions of...
Jaime Sanders
Becoming the “Migraine Diva” in spite of the pain. Jaime Sanders met her husband when she was 18 years old, got...
U.S. Pain representatives take part in federal task force’s final meeting
On May 9 and 10, the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force--an advisory group convened by Congress...
Participate in the final meeting of the federal task force on pain
An incredible 6,000 groups and individuals stepped up to give feedback on the draft report from the Pain Management...
How pain impacts sleep
By Lisa Ann Smalls Pain and sleep are two vital functions our bodies need to work effectively. Pain lets us know...
Do you have drug sensitivities?
We all know that people react differently to different medications--what works for one patient can sometimes cause an...
FDA, CDC react to harm to pain patients
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reacted to...