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For clinicians on the challenging front line of chronic pain treatment, the tale of a general-practice physician in Australia who
How pain is misunderstood and ignored in women
“Women are born with pain built in. It’s our physical destiny.” With those words, Kristin Scott Thomas’s character in the
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How a ‘pain-o-meter’ could improve treatments
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Pain researchers must learn from the opioid crisis
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The gut microbiome and chronic pain
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What is a cell type, really?
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Data integrity concerns flagged in 130 women’s health papers — all by one co-author
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