August 8, 2017
Could the solution to America’s opioid overdose crisis be as close as the nearest yoga studio?
August 1, 2017
People are living longer, healthier lives today with the help of advanced medicine. But innovative drugs can be expensive. Insurance…
June 12, 2017
GAfPA's workshop drew participants from across Europe who represented a multitude of backgrounds – all linked through their work with pain.
June 2, 2017
Abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF) of opioids resist crushing or dissolving for misuse, helping to curb widespread opioid abuse.
But a recent report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review underestimates ADFs’ value by ignoring several key benefits.
June 2, 2017
ICER’s report on opioid ADFs lays out several important facts. First, pain is a significant medical problem with potentially devastating…
May 9, 2017
“Doctor, make my pain go away.” I hear this plea, in one form or another, from patients on a daily basis. Yet it presents physicians like me with a troubling conundrum.
March 2, 2017
New pain treatment guidelines underscore a now familiar disconnect: the gap between what patients need and what their health plans will pay for.
February 28, 2017
Rare Disease Day brings international attention to the plight of patients who struggle with ALS, Gaucher disease, cystic fibrosis and other less common conditions. This year’s theme is research, a challenge for any disease state but especially for conditions with small patient populations.
January 26, 2017
This month’s change in presidential administrations prompted some final words – and policy – from federal agencies on the subject of opioids.
January 4, 2017
New polling data from The Boston Globe reveals that U.S. physicians are prescribing fewer opioids. But how does the trend impact patients – and the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic?
