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The Political Economy of Physical Pain: Who Hurts, and Who Numbs It?
3+ mon, 2+ hour ago (867+ words) One evening, we found him lying semi-conscious on a footpath outside our eatery. We carried him inside and let him sleep. Two hours later, he got up and ran. The next day, he came back and cried. His whole body…...
Getting to the bottom of the cannabis debate
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 | 2 a.m. A fair way to explain Donald Trump’s December executive order to increase medical marijuana and cannabidiol research is an overused, but appropriate, phrase in this case: cautious optimism. It makes sense for the federal government to support research…...
Southampton study launched to improve chronic pain inequality
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (596+ words) Southampton resident Andre Fergus suffers with chronic pain A new project will address findings that black people in Southampton experience higher rates of chronic pain than other groups. Researchers from the University of Southampton said they were also less likely…...
U.S. opioid policy history: How politics replaced science in pain care
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) Based on our combined experience of over 70 years in patient advocacy, pain management, and behavioral neurology, we are convinced that U.S. public perception and public policy on treatment of pain have been driven almost entirely by sociopolitical and legal factors. Seldom…...
Billy Caldwell: How the boy who changed cannabis laws is thriving
3+ week, 6+ day ago (908+ words) Charlotte Caldwell and her son Billy who, against the odds, recently celebrated his 21st birthday Turning 21 is a milestone for most. For Charlotte Caldwell, celebrating her son Billy's 21st birthday was something she feared would never happen. Billy Caldwell from Castlederg in…...
Beware MAGA’s bad medicine driven by bad science – a PR pandemic that makes people sick
11+ mon, 13+ min ago (130+ words) Call us old-fashioned but science is infinitely more reliable than gossip, internet chats or wishful thinking. The president couldn’t resist tweeting his one cent worth: Prufrock sharply corrected voices unacquainted with actual science, if not logic and reason. As a…...
CBHD and the Winston‑Salem Crossroads: How a Hemp Coalition Is Forcing North Carolina to Rethink Cannabis Policy
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (1095+ words) WinstonâSalem has always lived at the intersection of tradition and transition. Itâs a city shaped by tobacco, by manufacturing, by faith, and by a longâstanding belief in lawâandâorder governance. For decades, that meant cannabis in…...
How health care lobbying distorts the U.S. opioid crisis
5+ mon, 16+ hour ago (252+ words) KevinMD recently published a paper describing the horrible impacts of health care lobbying in the U.S. This article assesses how effective the lobbyists have been in misdirecting four key legislators on health care-related committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate....
The cannabis push
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) PUBLIC support is growing for Fiji’s proposed medicinal cannabis industry, with nationwide consultations showing 75 per cent of participants support the initiative. Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel revealed in Parliament this week that the Nutraceutical and Medicinal Cannabis Taskforce conducted 17 nationwide consultations…...
"The Narrative Needs to Change": Inside The UK’s Cannabis Media Storm
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1518+ words) Patients and healthcare professionals have responded to recent media coverage about medical cannabis in the UK. On 6 January 2026, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) approved the first official guidance on medical cannabis for officers in England and Wales, news that…...