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I am a chronic pain patient. I have been harmed by the current governmental push restricting opioids. Diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia after becoming ill in 2001, my pain had been effectively and safely treated since 2003. I have had pain since my teen years, long before I knew what opiates were. In […]
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In a Facebook post that has since been deleted, a Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor suggested euthanizing the poor and the disabled in order to cut down on the amount of money spent on programs like food stamps. Christopher Barnett claims that he didn’t write the post, but it was on his official Facebook page […]
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Dr Kessler can make the statement that there is no appropriate clinical studies about the use of opiates for long term pain management. All such studies that I have seen have been stopped at 12 weeks out of the concern of the studies lead over possible addictions/dependency. Unfortunately, long term use of opiate treatment for […]
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I am 57 years old and live in Hemet, California. I have suffered from chronic intractable pain for over twenty-five years. The primary causes of my pain are diagnosed as early severe degenerative cervical spine disease, Chiari malformation, spondylosis and subsequent nerve damage, and spinal cord impingement by bone spurs. I have worked with two […]
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$375,000 price leads disabled mom to ration meds https://www.krdo.com/health/375000-price-leads-disabled-mom-to-ration-meds/1031640099 Bhanu Patel couldn’t believe the news. The cost of the medication that allows her to move — the one that enabled her to walk stairs again — shot up to $375,000. Fear gripped her: What would this mean for her independence? Would she become a financial […]
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Chronic Pain, Medical Research, Standards of Care, Government Policy, Guidelines and Regulations, Ethics in Medicine and Government CERGM Citizens for Ethical Reform in Government and Medicine https://cergm.carter-brothers.com/
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YouTube’s Doctor Mike learns from his mistakes Mikhail Varshavski, DO, (better known on social media as “Doctor Mike”) is a board-certified family medicine physician at the Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey. His YouTube channel educates over 3 million subscribers with two weekly shows covering everything from trending medical stories, to […]
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