To err is human, but failure to learn from mistakes is foolish. Many mistakes have been made when it comes to treating pain and the future of pain medicine hinges on whether or not we can learn from these mistakes. The dismal lack of education and knowledge among health care professionals and the public has really amounted to a huge number of mistakes, some deadly.
Between 1999 and 2007, drug-induced deaths were second only to motor vehicle accidents.1 Since the early 1990's, the rate of...
Although drug testing is generally fairly accurate, it is not foolproof. There are times when the results of a drug test may be wrong. ... Read more »
Full Question:Why doesn’t the emergency room take chronic pain issues seriously? They make me feel like a worthless drug addict! –... Read more »
This past June I wrote a SharePost entitled, URGENT: FDA May Remove or Limit Access to Opioid Pain Medications. In it I told you about... Read more »
The FDA has issued an alert warning of the possibility that the x-rays used for CT (Computed Tomography) scans may cause some implanted and... Read more »
The FDA has a very tough job. With respect to medicines, they require and examine documents that attempt to demonstrate that proposed... Read more »
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