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New Pain Organ Discovered in the Skin

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now discovered a new sensory receptor organ in the skin that is sensitive to hazardous environmental irritation. It is comprised of glia cells with multiple long protrusions which collectively go [...]

Don’t Be the Don Quixote of Pain Management

AAPM Member and MedPage Today Pain Points blog contributor Heath McAnally, MD, discusses that the overzealous attention to gabapentinoids and its potential for non-indicated prescription, misuse, abuse and adverse effects. "We're in a war against [...]

PRECISION Pain Research Registry

The Pain Registry for Epidemiological, Clinical, and Interventional Studies and Innovation is also known as the PRECISION Pain Research Registry. The registry gathers data from research participants to determine risk factors for pain, develop prevention [...]

Finding Non-Opioid Alternatives for Cancer Pain

Even without specific opioid prescription guidelines for cancer patients, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center uses various pain treatment strategies, ranging from blocking nerves and stimulating the spinal cord to injecting steroids and prescribing new drugs [...]

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