Patients in pain may not associate psychologists with an avenue for help, yet their expertise can be a part of an innovative ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

Chronic pain is remarkably common: Roughly 20% of adults in the US live with it. And people with chronic pain are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders. But this ...

About 40% of patients in primary care have pain or illness that cannot be explained by diagnostic tests. It is commonly assumed that the symptoms are “all in their heads,” and that little or nothing ...

Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from abdominal pain even between acute inflammatory flare-ups.

Pain is our body’s way of telling us that something is wrong. When it’s acute, it tends to start suddenly, with an obvious cause (like a broken bone) and a standard fix. But chronic pain, experienced ...

The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2022, over 2.5 million American adults had an opioid use disorder, and opioids accounted for nearly 76% of ...