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Can Prayer Reduce Pain and Anxiety?
May 30, 2026·3 min read

Can Prayer Reduce Pain and Anxiety?

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Crystal Lindell One of the strangest things about developing a chronic illness was realizing just how…

Is California Staffed For the Crisis? Not Yet.
May 29, 2026·4 min read

Is California Staffed For the Crisis? Not Yet.

The Health Care Blog – Read More By JAKE SEGAL and KAREN LARSEN Call 988 in California and someone picks up. In parts of the state,…

Meat Computers of the World, Unite!
May 29, 2026·6 min read

Meat Computers of the World, Unite!

The Health Care Blog – Read More By KIM BELLARD Until a couple of days ago I hadn’t heard of the phrase “meat computer.”  Apparently this…

21 Million Americans in Severe Pain Don’t Have a Diagnosis
May 29, 2026·3 min read

21 Million Americans in Severe Pain Don’t Have a Diagnosis

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Pat Anson  A new study has found what many chronic pain patients have already learned the…

Inflation Is Especially Hard on Chronic Pain Patients
May 28, 2026·4 min read

Inflation Is Especially Hard on Chronic Pain Patients

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Crystal Lindell These days it feels like just walking into a grocery store costs $100. And…

A Simple Chart Destroys the Myth of a Rx Opioid Crisis
May 27, 2026·4 min read

A Simple Chart Destroys the Myth of a Rx Opioid Crisis

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Neen Monty There’s a simple reason the narrative around the “opioid crisis” falls apart when you…

What If Medical Marijuana Was Free? 
May 26, 2026·4 min read

What If Medical Marijuana Was Free? 

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Pat Anson Chronic pain patients in the U.S. who are curious about trying medical marijuana are…

Managing Expectations Is Often Key to Chronic Pain Treatment
May 24, 2026·5 min read

Managing Expectations Is Often Key to Chronic Pain Treatment

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Chris Seenan In a 2026 study I conducted with colleagues on people with peripheral arterial disease,…

Lawsuit Claims ChatGPT’s ‘Unlicensed Practice of Medicine’ Led to Teen’s Death
May 23, 2026·4 min read

Lawsuit Claims ChatGPT’s ‘Unlicensed Practice of Medicine’ Led to Teen’s Death

Latest Stories – Pain News Network – Read More By Crystal Lindell The parents of a 19-year-old college student who died of an accidental overdose are…

What is digital blood testing?
May 23, 2026·4 min read

What is digital blood testing?

The Medical Futurist – Read More In healthcare, blood tests are routine procedures that involve taking a patient’s blood and assessing it. The need for blood…