Non-Addictive Pain Treatments
News Team member Merom Arthur discusses the newest non-addictive innovation in pain management, its limitations, and the progress made in improving pain relief methods and awareness for patients.
Weekly Health Digest: Dementia Care, Marijuana Risks, Opioid Alternative
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Creating immersive environments for dementia patients, marijuana's role in reducing short-term memory, FDA approves opioid alternative with no risk of addiction.
IUDs and Pain Neglect
In an opinion piece, News Team member Ananya Dash discusses the importance of adequate and individualized pain relief plans for IUD insertion patients.
Health Beyond the Blog: The Retrievals – A Discussion of Women’s Pain
Gillian Feinglass urges readers to tune into 'The Retrievals,' a gripping five-part podcast detailing the experiences of up to 200 patients at the Yale University Fertility Clinic. Subjected to agonizing egg retrieval procedures without painkillers due to a nurse's deceit, these women faced not only physical trauma but also the dismissive attitudes of the very professionals trusted to care for them.
The Opioid Epidemic & Drug Policy
By: Sarah Du Ted Flores was in his early twenties when he was first introduced to opioids following a car crash. For six years, he battled a constant cycle of withdrawals from taking more than what his physician prescribed, often…