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The Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to suzetrigine, a novel painkiller. It’s part of a new class of medications that could provide relief to those with chronic pain. The drugs target sodium channels on nerve cells, stopping pain signaling at the periphery ... Show More

Imagine living with excruciating pain that prevents you from walking or doing the things most of us take for granted. We all experience pain, and 50 million people cope with chronic, debilitating pain. The market for pain therapies is estimated at $74 billion. And yet, investment ... Show More

A deep dive into the beginnings of the opioid epidemic, this episodes serves to expose Purdue Pharma’s deceitful claims, which allowed prescriptions of Oxycontin to go out of control. With a look at the ramifications on ethical, legal, and socio-economical levels, this episode re ... Show More

In 1960, FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey is tasked with approving an application for a mild sedative to be sold in America. The drug is popular across Europe and is touted to be free of side effects, so this should be a routine job. But something doesn't sit right with France ... Show More

<p>Diane Wattrelos, 34 ans, souffre d’une maladie neurologique rare et extrêmement douloureuse, une algie vasculaire de la face, depuis qu’elle a 14 ans. Pour calmer la douleur, les médecins lui prescrivent dès les premières crises du tramadol, un médicament de la famille des opi ... Show More

<p class="MsoNormal">Ophthalmologists are not spared from the opioid epidemic. Recent studies have shown that opioids continue to be prescribed after ophthalmic surgeries. Dr. Drew Carey interviews Dr. Matthew R. Starr on his retrospective study published in <em>Ophthalmology</em ... Show More

About 20% of adults have chronic non-cancer pain, and approximately 25% of those will benefit long-term from prescription opioids.This Essential Knowledge Update (EKU2017.2) podcast discusses two papers (from the European Pain Federation and the New England Journal of Medicine) w ... Show More

Hi friends, happy Wednesday!Last year I had a surgery so that I could breathe again, and it’s been nice, thanks for asking! I love breathing. But when I was in the hospital, the doctors gave me some really strong pain medication. I asked what it was, and the doctor told me it was ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Lisa talks with TrueMed founder and author Calley Means. While every institution in healthcare (hospitals, pharma, insurance, med school) depends on more sick patients for growth. Calley's working to change these incentives. Calley and Lisa talk about the obes ... Show More