First Opinion Antje M. Barreveld As a pain specialist, I may have caused more harm by underprescribing opioids
Health Isabella Cueto Medical cannabis unlikely to benefit most chronic pain patients, international researchers say
Health Claudia López Lloreda In the same health system, Black patients are prescribed fewer opioids than white patients
Pharma David Armstrong — ProPublica Watch: In never-before-seen video, Purdue’s Richard Sackler defends OxyContin marketing
First Opinion Richard A. "Red" Lawhern Stop persecuting doctors for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain
First Opinion Stefan G. Kertesz and Kate M. Nicholson No more ‘shortcuts’ in prescribing opioids for chronic pain. Millions of Americans need nuanced care
In the Lab Jason Mast In radical claim, study suggests inflammation wards off chronic pain instead of causing it
First Opinion Podcast Patrick Skerrett Listen: How should doctors treat chronic pain in the wake of the opioid crisis?
First Opinion Shravani Durbhakula and Joshua M. Sharfstein HHS needs to step up so CDC’s new guidelines won’t be ‘a bridge to nowhere’ for most Americans living with chronic pain
The Readout LOUD Adam Feuerstein and Meg Tirrell Listen: What’s next for Roche, a debate over second boosters, & Vertex’s recent success
Health Nicholas St. Fleur and Eric Boodman STAT Plus: STAT+ Conversation: Pain and Promise: Examining a fibromyalgia blood test
A STAT Investigation Eric Boodman Selling certainty: In a sea of skeptics, this physician was one of fibromyalgia patients' few true allies. Or was he?
Health Tech Maddie Bender STAT Plus: 5 health tech startups working to address chronic pain without opioids
Health Elizabeth Cooney STAT Plus: Challenging the link between statins and muscle pain, patients report no difference in aches when taking drug or placebo
Health Elizabeth Cooney Elective, but not optional: Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19
First Opinion Vanila Singh Misguided federal regulations are likely to cause more pain in people already living with it
In the Lab Sharon Begley Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain
First Opinion Nkeiruka Orajiaka Some kids in pain need opioids. For doctors, that means walking a tightrope
Health Ruth Hailu ‘Sickle cell needs more funding’: An 18-year-old patient advocate calls on Washington to improve children’s health care
Special Report Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas — Kaiser Health News While addiction crisis raged, many surgeons overprescribed opioids, analysis shows
First Opinion Ben Goodwin, Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman Industry-funded attacks on the CDC’s opioid prescribing guideline are eroding public health
First Opinion William Fleischman and Joseph S. Ross How Insys undermined an FDA effort to protect the public from dangerous opioids