Taylor Swift Helps Ease Kids’ Pain from Surgery
Listening to music by Taylor Swift, Rihanna and other performers significantly helps to reduce pain in pediatric patients after surgery, according to a new study…
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FDA Approves New Injectable Painkiller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new faster acting injectable drug to treat moderate to severe pain. The diclofenac sodium solution, produced…
Living with Pain: Medical Trauma and the Birth of Pain
Over 25 years ago, I was introduced to the outer limits of pain and the first of over 35 kidney stones, emergency rooms visits, and…
Pills for Breakfast: Is the Mayo Clinic’s Pain Program Worth It?
So I’m pretty sure my insurance isn’t going to cover the three-week pain program at the Mayo Clinic. Or at least that’s how the registered…
My Story: What if Pharmacists Were in Our Shoes?
Just a few short months ago I was diagnosed with vulvar cancer. I also have other conditions that I was diagnosed with many years ago,…
Pills for Breakfast: Why I Love My Doctor
People are always asking me why I drive two hours, one-way for a doctor. I mean, it’s not like I live in the middle of…
Pills for Breakfast: Why I’m Almost Thankful for Pain This Thanksgiving
I think, maybe, I really have found an inner peace. All I had to do was get through hell. Or maybe I’m just a little…
Featured Pain Art: “Fire Contained”
This represents how a muscle spasm feels. It is a hot fiery ball of pulsating pain, which is wrapped up in barbed wires. It is…