August 10, 2019 When politicians play doctor: patients lose, but politicians still win. The political and media assault on an important new pain medication, Zohydro ER, continued this week. New actions by state officials have provided further proof that our elected leaders would rather grab headlines than help their pain-suffering constituents – another needlessly sad…
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FIRST OPINION Stop persecuting doctors for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain
By RICHARD A. “RED” LAWHERN JUNE 28, 2019 My wife and daughter are chronic pain patients. On behalf of them and others like them, I have spent 22 years moderating social media support groups and analyzing medical literature so non-doctors can understand it. My degree is in engineering, not medicine, though I’ve learned a great deal…
Pain Management Standardization is Needed, Some Experts Say
SARA E. TELLER — August 9, 2019 Photo by Kat J on Unsplash Studies reveal major disparities in pain treatment across patient groups. The lack of pain assessment standardization means that physicians continue to be subjective in determining whether reported pain requires treatment. And, research suggests that this subjectivity disproportionately affects certain patient groups. For example, physicians…
Chronic Pain Management Strategies
CERGM Citizens for Ethical Reforms in Government and Medicine 7/19/2019 By R Carter Not a week goes by anymore that I’m not reading about another death in the chronic pain community, a results of forced tapers, discharged from a practice, loss of a prescriber for other reasons, followed by an inability to find a new…
Full Spectrum, Broad Spectrum and Isolate CBD Oil Differences
Sarah Jorczyk January 2, 2018 What Is The Difference Between Full Spectrum, Broad Spectrum, and Isolate CBD Oil? Understanding the difference between the three major types of CBD products (full spectrum vs broad spectrum vs isolate CBD oil) is one of the most important first steps on your CBD journey. Once you understand the difference…
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