A new plan to address chronic pain has garnered overwhelming support from patient advocates. The National Pain Strategy – developed by six federal agencies and 80 experts from across the medical, advocacy and scientific communities – is “the federal government’s first coordinated…roadmap to…effective, safe, high-quality, evidence-based pain care.”
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As a pain management specialist, I can see how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted patients’ access to treatments like targeted injections or physical therapy.
Could the solution to America’s opioid overdose crisis be as close as the nearest yoga studio? A new study from the VA San Diego Healthcare System and the University of California, San Diego found that veterans with chronic low Read more…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Alliance for Patient Access made the following statement regarding the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER) final report on the value of abuse-deterrent opioid formulations (ADFs). ICER concludes that “existing evidence is Read more…