by PAINS Project | Jul 31, 2018 | Pain Policy, PAINS Monthly Update, PAINS Updates |
At the end of June 2018, after thirty-four years at the Center for Practical Bioethics, Myra Christopher retired from the Center, at which time its board of directors and leadership decided not to continue to support the PAINS Project. Several options for ways to...
by PAINS Project | Jun 12, 2018 | Pain Policy, PAINS Updates |
Meeting Information On July 9, 2018, FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain. FDA is interested in hearing patients’ perspectives on chronic pain, views on treatment approaches, and challenges or barriers to accessing...
by PAINS Project | Jun 7, 2018 | Living with Pain, News, Pain Policy |
Published by Pain News Network The suicide rate in the United States continues to climb, with nearly 45,000 people taking their own lives in 2016, according to a new Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The suicide rate in the U.S. is...
by PAINS Project | Jun 1, 2018 | News, Pain Policy |
Published by National Pain Report The NIH Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force concluded its initial two day meeting on Thursday adopting an aggressive timeline to recommend updates to best practices in pain management to federal agencies. A final...
by PAINS Project | May 31, 2018 | News, Pain Policy |
The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a new report today documenting how physician leadership is advancing the fight against the opioid epidemic. The report, which is being released as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pain Management Best...
by PAINS Project | May 31, 2018 | News, Pain Policy |
Published by The Washington Post The morning of the long drive, a drive he took every month now, Kenyon Stewart rose from the living room recliner and winced in pain. He looked outside, at the valley stretching below his trailer, and again wondered whether it was...
