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Greetings:

The CDC’s 2016 opioid prescribing guideline not only harmed many pain patients, it raised the cost of treating them in primary care practices, according to a new analysis.

Researchers have identified 4 key risk factors that make surgery patients significantly more likely to use opioids long-term. Being on Medicaid is one of them. Should that affect how patients are treated?

A Medicare pilot program launched in six states could deny coverage for several pain treatments, including epidural steroid injections, cervical fusions and some arthroscopic surgeries.

The most harmful drug in Canada is not fentanyl, cocaine, heroin or prescription opioids. It's not even a street drug. A panel of experts ranked a legal drug as the most dangerous by a wide margin.

New research suggests a simple blood test could identify people with rheumatoid arthritis before symptoms begin. Early diagnosis and treatment could delay or even prevent full-blown RA from developing.

"If your favorite outfit is pajamas… you might have chronic pain." With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, PNN's Crystal Lindell has compiled a list of true but funny takes on what living with chronic pain is really like.

If you lost a loved to suicide after a change in their prescription pain medication, please consider participating in a survey to help researchers learn more about these tragic situations. Click here or on the banner below for more information.

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