This cohort study evaluates whether there is an association between 1 year of cannabis use for medical symptoms and brain activation during working memory, reward, and inhibitory control tasks.

[4-23-2014] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events, including loss of vision, stroke, paralysis, and death.

"That is a good idea, and it will have absolutely no effect unless three major agencies take action immediately," says Kertesz. "The DEA, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, all three agencies use the dose thresholds from the 2016 guideline as the basis for payment quality metrics and legal investigation."

The ability to coordinate and fix the harms that came from the 2016 guidance relies on leadership from the CDC"

...so we're fucked.

The opposite of “do no harm.”

[CW: suicide, medical abuse, state violence.]

The "War on Drugs" has resulted in patient abandonment and abuse. The media and lawsuits against pharma have demonized all pain medicines and, consequently, all pain patients.

A thought: perhaps surveillance culture of doctors' prescribing habits has contributed to the drastic drop in caring for pain patients.