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Oral cancer pain and opioid tolerance share a common EGFR mechanism

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

10 actions the government should take to address the opioid crisis, according to 2 experts

Former CDC director Tom Frieden, MD, and Andrew Kolodny, co-director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., shared 10 ...

Adolore BioTherapeutics Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for its Kv7-activating rdHSV-CA8* Therapy in the Treatment of Erythromelalgia

Orphan Drug Designation applies to approximately 50,000 Patients who predominantly suffer from severe chronic pain due ...
Penn Live

This is a call to action to address the danger of leftover opioids in too many homes | Opinion

The opioid crisis has been the focus of countless headlines, health initiatives, and heartbreaking stories of loss and addiction over the past several years. While many measures have been taken to ...
The State JournalOpinion

Guest columnists: Mobilizing our community for a future free from addiction

For too long, our community has watched the opioid epidemic unfold like a slow-moving storm — one that has not only claimed ...