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Black Patients Consider Many Things Before Deciding on Surgery
June 11, 2026·4 min read

Black Patients Consider Many Things Before Deciding on Surgery

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Crystal Lindell When Black patients with carpal tunnel syndrome are deciding whether to have surgery, they…

Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare
June 11, 2026·4 min read

Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare

The Medical Futurist – Read More AI scribes, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform them into…

Even with Health Insurance, Half of Working-Age People in the U.S. Can’t Afford Healthcare (and a PS on Retiree Health Costs)
June 11, 2026·3 min read

Even with Health Insurance, Half of Working-Age People in the U.S. Can’t Afford Healthcare (and a PS on Retiree Health Costs)

HealthPopuli.com – Read More Nearly Half of Working-Age Adults Had Difficulties Affording Health care in 2025 is the title of new research jointly authored by the…

Glucosamine May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease
June 10, 2026·3 min read

Glucosamine May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Pat Anson An over-the-counter supplement used by millions of people around the world to relieve joint…

AI Is Expanding Healthcare Access, Enabling Clinician Wellbeing, and Preparing Proactive Patients – The Philips Future Health Index 2026
June 9, 2026·3 min read

AI Is Expanding Healthcare Access, Enabling Clinician Wellbeing, and Preparing Proactive Patients – The Philips Future Health Index 2026

HealthPopuli.com – Read More AI is already transforming healthcare delivery for clinicians, patients, and their clinical partnerships, we learn in The Philips Future Health Index 2026.…

Tell Me Who the Real Criminals Are
June 9, 2026·4 min read

Tell Me Who the Real Criminals Are

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Cathy Kean  Close your eyes. Go back to the worst pain you have ever known. A…

Chronic Pain Shouldn’t Be Judged With Brain Scans 
June 7, 2026·4 min read

Chronic Pain Shouldn’t Be Judged With Brain Scans 

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Jan Vollert In 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a…

How I Finally Got Health Insurance Again
June 6, 2026·4 min read

How I Finally Got Health Insurance Again

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Crystal Lindell In 2022, I was unceremoniously laid off from my job of 12 years. During…

Good News on the HIV Front
June 6, 2026·5 min read

Good News on the HIV Front

The Health Care Blog – Read More By MIKE MAGEE In a 1996  JAMA editorial Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg MD wrote “Our fight with microbes is…

Feds to Study Kratom as Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
June 5, 2026·5 min read

Feds to Study Kratom as Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Pat Anson After years of demonizing kratom as an addictive, opioid-like substance with no approved medical…