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Published in The Conversation: Kevin Boehnke, PhD
How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
PsyPost Cited Jacob Aday, PhD
“Psychedelics, art, and aesthetic experiences have always been closely linked, but this has often been overlooked by clinical researchers,” says anesthesiology research investigator Jacob Aday, Ph.D., in an article on his study showing that ayahuasca use led to a lasting boost in aesthetic appreciation."
Series: An Expert Approach to Individualizing Care for Patients with Fibromyalgia:
An expert in pain management reviews pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment approaches to care management for patients with fibromyalgia.
MIVetsCan Clinical Trials Coming in 2024
Sickle Cell Symposium
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Sickle cell and chronic pain Advances in treatment Emergency room visits for people with SCD Lived experiences from a panel of WarriorsCPFRC Health Equity Core Summer Newsletter
This newsletter, released periodically, features current and upcoming research opportunities; interviews with staff, community partners, representatives, and researchers; upcoming events; and health resources.
Mindfulness & Healthy Eating Mini-Course
The Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center Presents: Health Equity Core Mindfulness & Healthy Eating Course
Feature on Chronic Pain
According to Daniel Clauw, a physician-scientist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, many studies show that “if you do make someone’s pain dramatically better”, say with knee replacement surgery, “you often make anxiety, depression, catastrophizing dramatically better”.
The CPFRC presents The Health Equity Newsletter
The latest news, views, and announcements from our Health Equity Core
CPFRC to Establish First National Training Program for Early-Career Researchers!
The CPFRC was awarded a $10.7M grant from the NIH to establish the first national training program for early-career pain researchers. Click here for more
International Association for the Study of Pain Features CPFRC
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) featured the CPFRC on IASP TV at the 2022 World Congress on Pain!
2022 Pain Short Course Registration Open
Thank you all for a great 2022 Pain Short Course!
Click here for more information.
2022 UM Pain Short Course Announced
August 1st and August 2nd in the Kahn Auditorium in Biomedical Sciences Research Building.
Check back here as more information becomes available.
Spotlight: Health Equity Core
Did you know the CPFRC has a Health Equity initiative?
Click here to find out more about our Healthy Equity Core
Women are more susceptible to long Covid, but will we listen to them?
"We have a unique window to analyze how the virus overlaps with chronic illnesses – but medicine has a habit of dismissing women who suffer from them"
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