November 29, 2018
Before Justin Minyard was keynote speaker at this week’s fifth annual National Summit on Balanced Pain Management in Washington, DC, he was a respondent at the Pentagon on September 11. A high-level interrogator serving the United States Army during tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. And a prime example of why comprehensive, integrative pain management is critical.
October 18, 2018
They cost me a promising college basketball career, my second toe and, for a while, my self-esteem. But gout and chronic kidney disease haven’t stopped me from leading a full life. And they shouldn’t hold others back either.
September 11, 2018
Painful, debilitating and highly stigmatized, gout affects 8-9 million Americans. The disease occurs when uric acid builds up in the joints, triggering agonizing attacks and disrupting people’s day-to-day lives. But the Alliance for Gout Awareness has a message for frustrated patients: Don’t give up.
September 10, 2018
When it comes to migraine and headache disorders, women have clear-cut opinions – and distinctly female experiences.
August 30, 2018
Patient access developments didn’t stop for summer. As we head into fall, here are 10 quotes from the news items – and new materials – that kept the health policy conversation lively during summer 2018.
July 12, 2018
What stands between patients and integrative, comprehensive pain management? It could be health plan design, according to a recent attitudinal survey by the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management.
June 22, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration has approved two generic versions of an innovative drug to treat opioid addiction, increasing available treatment options for Americans fighting addiction. The move underscores a growing realization among policymakers, regulators and industry: to address the opioid crisis, innovative solutions must be readily available.
May 9, 2018
More than 42,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose in 2016. Meanwhile, millions of other Americans suffer from chronic pain. The situation poses a difficult question for policymakers: How do we meet the needs of pain patients without contributing to the national opioid crisis?
May 4, 2018
Patient advocacy organizations know the power of the patient voice when it comes to accessing medicine.
March 22, 2018
More than 1,000 people per day receive treatment in emergency rooms across the country for misusing prescription opioids. And approximately 115 Americans die daily from opioid overdose.
