What’s Next? Midterms are behind us. You may be pleased or displeased with the results. Either way, the newly elected, and the reelected, senators and members of congress will now determine healthcare policy. They will take office in January. In the meantime, do your homework. When you’re worried that your doctor might be pressured to…
Vote to Change Healthcare Policies Mid-term elections are approaching. If you have the ability to vote, then this is a chance to help determine the direction of our healthcare policies. There are many issues important to each of us. To people who follow my blog, the most important healthcare issues have to do with how…
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act President Donald Trump signed the bi-partisan opioid legislation on October 24. According to Vox, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act “is a big breakthrough that will boost access to addiction treatment and many other interventions to mitigate the…
Below is an edited excerpt from a chapter titled, Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine in Pain Management, that Inna Belfer, MD PhD and I published in Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2016. Personalized Pain Medicine Pharmacogenetic therapy in people with pain requires consideration of 2 different genetic substrates to determine the outcome…
On Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, AcelRex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented its case to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (ADCOM) to discuss the approval of the new drug application (NDA) 209128 for DSUVIA™. DSUVIA is a small sufentanil pill deposited below the tongue with an applicator. It is…
Stefan G. Kertesz, MD Pens a Letter to the CDC Health Professionals Call on the CDC to Address Misapplication of Its Guideline on Opioids for Chronic Pain through Public Clarification and Impact Evaluation by Health Professionals for People in Pain is a letter that I recently had the privilege of signing. (Click here to see…
This is an article by Nancy Eugenie. I offer it with the author’s permission for informational purposes. The author and I have no financial involvement. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE HER OWN AND DO NOT REPRESENT MY VIEW OR MEDICAL ADVICE. Coping With Pain One of the most difficult things about living with…
This is an article by Stacey J. Miller. I offer it with the author’s permission for informational purposes. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE HER OWN AND DO NOT REPRESENT MY VIEW OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The Myth of Brain Power If you hear something often enough, you may start to believe it. Most of…
Football’s Risks It’s just a “ding,” the coach would tell the parents. “He will be fine. He needs to be a man and get tougher. Everything is fine.” This is what I heard growing up in a place where football was valued more than religion. In fact, it was our religion. Unfortunately, we now know…
Discerning Lies Can Be Challenging According to Scientific American Mind, lying “is among the most sophisticated accomplishments of the human mind.” It requires cognitive skills that children are not born with and must acquire. Our ability to lie seems to improve until we reach young adulthood, and then it levels off. Once we reach about…
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