The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites innovators to submit novel design solutions for its ASPIRE (A Specialized Platform for Innovative Research Exploration) Design Challenges.
The NIH Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program, a component of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative, has published four RFAs.
Through some 30 new funding opportunities within the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking research ideas for curbing opioid abuse and addiction from basic science to implementation research across all disciplines.
A new pain pathway has been discovered, which mediates the “soothing” response after injury – like blowing on a burn or cradling a hurt hand.
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is sponsoring a workshop on December 8, entitled "Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids: How to conduct research within the current regulatory framework".
The NIH, as part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) initiative is planning to release a Funding Opportunity Announcement for clinical trials on comparative effectiveness research.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is holding a workshop entitled "The Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management".
This webinar will introduce the audience to several funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), all seeking to develop medical devices to treat pain.
Review key provisions of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (“SUPPORT”) for Patients and Communities Act.
Opioid prescribing remains high and varies widely by specialty, according to a new study, “Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S.,” in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
In a report issued September 14, the CDC estimates that 20 percent of US adults (50 million) have chronic pain and 8 percent (20 million) have high-impact chronic pain.
The 2018 Future Leader Grant Recipients have been announced. Join us in congratulating the winners!
FDA commissioner, Dr. Gottlieb, issued a statement on how new regulatory authorities will assist the agency in more forcefully addressing opioid crisis; included as part of the newly enacted Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.
Patients at Akron General in Ohio hospital are getting non-opioid drugs to manage pain before and after operations.
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has released NOT-TR-19-007, a Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Tissue Chips to Model Nociception, Addiction, and Overdose.
The 2019 CSDA competition is now open and accepting pre-proposals. The deadline to submit pre-proposals is November 28, 2018 at 3 pm ET.
The CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control has developed and released Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
Beginning October 1, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Injury Center is providing funds through the Research Grants for the Primary or Secondary Prevention of Opioid Overdose.