Archived articles

Pain treatment

Mechanical engineering

Published March 1, 2023

Study investigates the source of back and joint pain with the goal of reverse engineering treatments

Pain management

Published July 20, 2021

Epidemiologist and former Olympic triathlete Joanna Zeiger is breaking barriers in cannabis research for pain and recovery treatment.

Opioids

Published Oct 5, 2018

Major commercial and national insurers are missing opportunities to encourage use of non-opioid alternatives to treat lower back pain, study finds

Published Fall 2017

A team of Hopkins postdocs have found that some neurons carry signals for both itch and pain / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Published Fall 2016

Musicians get hurt a lot: Paging Dr. Serap Bastepe-Gray / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Published Fall 2016

Administered for pain, drugs like OxyContin have taken a massive toll / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Ouch

Published Fall 2014

Pain afflicts millions of lives and costs millions of dollars; treating it has proved to be extraordinarily hard. / Johns Hopkins Magazine