STAT NEWS FIRST OPINION By STEFAN G. KERTESZ and KATE M. NICHOLSON APRIL 26, 2019 Declarations from two federal agencies offer hope — and possible action — for people in pain who have lost access to prescribed opioids. These declarations come not a moment too soon for those who have been abandoned by their health…
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Five things I wish I knew earlier in my journey with chronic pain
STAT FIRST OPINION By TOM BOWEN AUGUST 12, 2019 I’ve been living with chronic pain for more than a decade. It began in 2009 with nerve damage after emergency groin surgery. Four years later, I fell and hit my head. That fall led to a constant headache, a whistling sound in my ear, back and hip…
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…
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