Reforming pain
Goodbye to one-size-fits-all solutions to rein in pain
Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Improving colitis treatment
Cholesterol-reducing statin drugs could relieve ulcerative colitis
‘These patients are really fragile’
An intensive care team takes on COVID-19
From prehab to rehab
How Stanford physicians and researchers prepare patients to thrive after surgery
Pain blocker
The experimental drug filgotinib blocks a set of enzymes that cause inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients who haven’t benefitted from other treatments, a study shows.
Opioid-free relief
People who have physical therapy soon after a diagnosis for shoulder, back and other musculoskeletal pain are less likely to use opioids, an analysis shows.
Neutralizing pain
Researchers hope discovery of brain cells that make pain unpleasant can lead to treatments for chronic pain patients
Smooth operation
Knowing the genetic makeup of tissue that forms around organs after surgery could prevent the painful adhesions.
Readmit
Hitting pain’s off switch
Figuring out why some pain becomes agonizing and chronic
Never give up
Serendipity and passion peg an elusive illness