Suzetrigine and the Shift Toward Non-Opioid Pain Management
The recently-approved new pain drug suzetrigine shows potential as an alternative to opioids that can relieve pain without unwanted effects in the brain.
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Sensitization: Why everything might hurt when it looks like nothing is wrong
by Beatrice Awasthifigures by Allie Elchert
Millions of Americans struggle with chronic pain. While the pain sometimes has a clear source—for instance, an arthritic joint or a damaged tendon—oftentimes, people feel pain without any obvious signs of…
How Pain Led to an Opioid Epidemic: Learning from the past to better treat pain in the future
by Beatrice Awasthifigures by Tal Scully
Opioid use was a crisis in the United States long before the COVID-19 pandemic—among the 76,000 deaths due to drug overdoses in the United States between April 2019 and April 2020,…