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Chronic Pain

Four surgeons in blue scrubs looking down on a surgery table.

The Stitch

Finding hope and healing: Karina Arango’s fight for answers and relief

September 12, 2024 Baylor Medicine Hernia Center, Chronic Pain, tumors

Learn what happened when Baylor Medicine doctors listened to Karina Arango’s report of chronic pain after years of surgeries.

A person seen from behind who is holding their back as if in pain.

From The Labs

Gene Tiam1 orchestrates the development of chronic neuropathic pain

May 31, 2023 antisense oligonucleotides, Chronic Pain, gene Tiam1, neuropathic pain, Research, spinal cord

The findings open new possibilities for novel therapies to provide much needed relief to patients with this condition.

Policywise

Revisions to CDC opioid guidelines and reflections from a pain specialist

March 4, 2022 CDC, Chronic Pain, opioids, Pain, Pain Specialist, Prescribing

Last month, the CDC backed down on strict opioid guidelines amid backlash from providers and chronic pain patients. As a pain specialist, I’ve seen firsthand

Policywise

Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?

November 5, 2021 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Chronic Pain, medical ethics, opioids, Pain

Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.

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