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Policywise

How to help the public navigate stem cell products

May 24, 2024 Aging,  cell and gene therapy,  older adults,  Pain,  stem cell therapy,  The International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy

Society is aging. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022

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Wounded healers: Greek myth or transformative metaphor for medicine today?

February 23, 2024 critical care,  meaning,  organizational culture,  Pain,  professional suffering,  Purpose,  well-being

Suffering in medicine is palpable and comes in different forms – a bounding arterial pulse, an anguished cry of a baby, or it may be

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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

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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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Is interventional pain medicine right for you?

August 14, 2020 Healthcare,  Homa Shalchi,  interventional pain medicine,  Pain

Dr. Krishna Shah discusses what you need to know about interventional pain medicine.

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Momentum

Baggage and back pain: What’s the connection?

October 16, 2019 Healthcare,  Melissa Tucker,  Orthopedic surgery,  Pain

Everyone has their own baggage, and it usually includes the phone, tablet, laptop, notebooks, makeup, toiletry bags, lunch bag, change of clothes, change of shoes,

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Enduring pain: How much suffering is enough?

November 17, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  ethics,  HHASS Student,  Julia Jung,  Pain

When faced with a painful event, people are often told to “hang in there” or “tough it out” as if there is value in the

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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