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.
Anesthesiology & Pain Management
From prehab to rehab
How Stanford physicians and researchers prepare patients to thrive after surgery
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
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.
Hitting pain’s off switch
Figuring out why some pain becomes agonizing and chronic
Never give up
Serendipity and passion peg an elusive illness
Why Frankenstein matters
Frontiers in science, technology and medicine
The dealer is in
How physicians are fueling the opioid epidemic
