WTF – Oncologists start reducing a stage-4 cancer pt’s pain meds

I got a phone call yesterday. Actually this young woman was trying to send me a text message, pushed the wrong button(s) and ended up calling me. She was probably in her 30’s, she said she had a 12 y/o who had developmental issues. She told me that she had been diagnosed with a STAGE […]

Did you every wonder how many new chronic pain patients are created everyday?

I asked www.perplexity.ai this: how many people become chronic pain patients every day from accidents, injuries or new diagnosis of a painful disease Based on the search results, approximately 52.4 new cases of chronic pain occur per 1,000 persons per year in the United States[4][6]. This translates to about 143 new cases of chronic pain […]