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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Beiner et al. find that early childhood adversities significantly predict the severity of fibromyalgia syndrome symptoms, an effect that is mediated by perceived stress levels rather than endocrine stress indicators. Learn more in #PAIN bit.ly/4m2HJQe

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Pediatric Pain Letter @pediatric-pain-letter.org · 27/06/2025

✨ New in the June edition of PPL. "Young Adulthood: Supporting Pediatric Patients’ Most Pivotal Transition". Authors: Morgan Mitcheson, Jennifer Christofferson, Sarah Nelson and Leah Reece. 📥 Download the article here: pediatric-pain-letter.org/wp-content/u... @morganmitcheson.bsky.social

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 04/06/2025

In an #OpEd, @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social & Natoshia Cunningham, PhD, warn that recent federal grant restrictions & cuts are threatening pediatric chronic pain research — pressuring scientists to self-censor to secure funding & undermining scientific integrity. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | What's Lost if We 'Play the Game' to Get Research Funding?

Our journey to understand and treat childhood pain in a new reality

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Sarah Nelson, PhD (she/her) @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Bravo to amazing colleagues and friends on a timely #oped. #medicaid is vital and life saving for so many, including youth with pain. Call your representatives! www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | What Medicaid Cuts Mean for Chronic Pain

Untreated childhood pain follows to adulthood

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Virginia McIntyre @virginiamci.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Living with #chronicpain often feels like an invisible battle. Many endure their struggles in silence, feeling isolated and misunderstood. Remember, you are not alone. Join one of our @peoplepainnetwork.bsky.social wellness meetings #education #connect Www.pipain.com

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Sarah Nelson, PhD (she/her) @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Like many, I can’t stay silent when we are living through unprecedented attacks on science and health. My #oped is now live on #medpagetoday in collaboration with Natoshia Cunningham and in support of many colleagues and friends. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | What's Lost if We 'Play the Game' to Get Research Funding?

Our journey to understand and treat childhood pain in a new reality

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NYU Pain Research Center @nyupainresearch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

New study reveals alarmingly high rates of illicit opioid and fentanyl use in the US, much higher than prior estimates, underscores the urgent need for better data to fight the opioid crisis. #OpioidCrisis #Fentanyl #PublicHealth jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Estimates of Illicit Opioid Use in the US

This cross-sectional survey study estimates the prevalence of illicit opioid use, including illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and initial opioid exposure among those reporting illicit opioid use.

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Child Trends @childtrends.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Research shows some state policies can contribute to preventing maltreatment. www.childtrends.org/publications...

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Leveraging Economic and Health Policies to Prevent Infant and Toddler Maltreatment: A State Policy Toolkit - Child Trends

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Dr. Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to win a Gairdner Award. A nurse at Sick Kids and a professor at the U of T, she has "revolutionized pediatric pain management," using apps, VR and a human touch. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @jenniferyang.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

More, or should I say, less pain at NIH... Dismemberment of the Office of Pain Policy and Planning office www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/n...

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Unique pain research office eliminated in HHS purge

Pain is the most costly chronic health problem in the U.S. In latest RIFs at NIH, an entire division devoted to pain research was closed down.

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Diana [Denni] Fishbein @docdenni.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I'm assisting the HELP Committee with stories of child-or family-focused researchers, grants, clients/patients, or clinical services/programs that were suspended, terminated or otherwise harmed by recent actions. Please contact me: diana.fishbein@npscoalition.org.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 07/04/2025

In #ScienceAdvances, a special issue on #WomensHealth highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Learn more on #WorldHealthDay: scim.ag/3R59fPe

Science Advances’ special issue on women’s health highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Articles cover a range of studies from the interplay between menopause and Alzheimer’s risk to the menstrual cycle’s influence on the brain-heart connection. It also describes the opportunities pregnancy provides to research aspects of both physical and mental health. By prioritizing women’s unique physiological and psychological experiences, research can expand the frontiers of knowledge in ways that benefit everyone.

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Lauren Atlas @laurenatlas.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We have slots for 2-3 postbacs! Get in touch if you’re interested in joining the Affective Neuroscience and Pain lab & contributing to our studies of pain, emotion, and social processing in the 🧠

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Sean Rundell @seanrundell.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Just published: "Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High-Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis" Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High‐Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis

Introduction: Few studies compare differences in the use of nonpharmacologic interventions (NPIs) between those with high-impact chronic pain (HICP) and low-impact chronic pain (LICP) or describe dif...

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Nature @nature.com · 18/03/2025

We urge all leaders, for the good of their nations’ health, not to ignore or contradict advice that is supported by a consensus of evidence from research. go.nature.com/43Rfr5a

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Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them

Attacks on vaccines and the cancellation of research into what causes vaccine hesitancy puts people in harm’s way.

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Vaughn Smider, MD, PhD @vvsmider.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper. www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...

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DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research

Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...

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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

IASP recognizes that the advancement of pain science depends on the collective expertise, perspectives, and contributions our global network of members. DEI are organizational priorities here at IASP and we strive to ensure programming represents all members. Learn More: bit.ly/43LhOX4

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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 12/03/2025

This month we introduce a Collection on lived experience expertise in mental health research. The centerpiece is 11 interviews with lived experience experts who generously share their personal experiences with mental health challenges & explain why they decided to contribute to clinical research.

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Lived experience expertise in mental health research

In this Collection we amplify the contributions of people with lived experience to mental health research through interviews with lived experience experts and ...

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Mike Schatz @mikeschatz.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Latest report from @amfarofficial.bsky.social showing for every $1 of #NIH funding received, a state generates $2.46 on average in increased economic activity. Cutting #NIH grants doesn't make economic sense. www.amfar.org/news/how-nih...

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Nature @nature.com · 07/03/2025

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

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‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts

Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Betty Boom @bettyboom.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

@altnih4science.bsky.social I know that the main focus of this group is on scientists, but can we please take a moment to show some love for the administrative staff who love the NIH and who are taking courageous stances also? wapo.st/3QMziuD

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Read the resignation letter by former NIH official Nate Brought

Brought is the former director of the National Institutes of Health’s Executive Secretariat.

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Nature @nature.com · 06/03/2025

In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. go.nature.com/4bpG2It

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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs. It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

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48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03 TheRiseRegistry.org

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 28/02/2025

The website shows a seeker the closest clinics to them, offers information on parental consent laws for minors seeking abortion, and points toward abortion funds that can help pay for care.

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Teens Seeking Abortions Face Huge Challenges. This Website Is Here to Help

Teen Vogue talked to the founder of "INeedAnA" about the specific hardships teens face.

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Sarah Nelson, PhD (she/her) @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I just submitted an #NIH R34 & R01, proposals that would provide salary for myself and several others at my institution, aside from funding patient centered #research designed to make lives better. I am just one of thousands in a similar boat. HOW is this anything but TERRIBLE for our country?

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Scott Hadland, MD @drscotthadland.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

For the 1st time in a decade, a child has died of #measles -- a preventable disease. The current outbreak is mainly among unvaccinated school-aged kids. The MMR vaccine prevents infection: 1 dose: ~93% effective 2 doses: ~97% effective Please: Get vaccinated, and your loved ones, too.

One death from a preventable disease is one too many.

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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Since Psychology Today no longer lets you update articles, people have been asking for a new live list of the studies examining the impact of gender-affirming medical interventions for adolescent gender dysphoria on mental health. Here you go in my latest subtack! open.substack.com/pub/jackturb...

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The Evidence for Gender-affirming Medical Interventions for Adolescent Gender Dysphoria

Research suggests gender-affirming medical care results in better mental health. Here are the studies.

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Virginia McIntyre @virginiamci.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I am thrilled to be a member of the @usasp.bsky.social PWLE committee and beyond thrilled to share we are offering a organized lunch session, titled Engaging People With Lived Experience in #pain #research, to educate and guide our community in how we can integrate PWLE into our research teams

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The core of #NIH is a diamond and a huge asset to the whole US. Let’s preserve that.

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People In Pain Network (Society) @peoplepainnetwork.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Do you live with chronic pain? Do you feel like no one understands? Pain peer support groups can help. Connect with others who get it. Share your story, find coping strategies, and rediscover hope. #ChronicPainCommunity #PeerSupportMatters @virginiamci.bsky.social

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Nur Shahir, PhD (Hire me!) @gigiomics.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

One of the things that got me into research was NIH's summer internship programs. They were critical for my development as a scientist. And helped me firm my desire to pursue bioinformatics as a field of study. This is destroying opportunities for younger folks to get into STEM.

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH correspondence.” popular.info/p/update-nih...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is still blocking most ongoing scientific funding over concerns about "diversity, equity and inclusion" (DEI), according to NIH sources and internal NIH corresp...

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

"White parents who see themselves as egalitarian must recognize that the stakes are now higher than ever. If you want to raise children who reject racism rather than passively absorbing it, right now, today, talk with your child about race and racism." www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

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Why It’s Important to Talk about Race with Children

Children start learning about race and racism as early as preschool. Talking about race early, however difficult, will help them become more antiracist

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

This hurts new and early career investigators (like me) the hardest. Most of us finished our postdocs & started our labs during the COVID-19 pandemic with shutdowns and supply issues at that time. Now we’re being hit with ::all of this:: www.science.org/content/arti...

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U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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Sarah Nelson, PhD (she/her) @sarahnelsonphd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I have two #NIH R- level #grant proposals in limbo right now, at the critical transition in my career from mentored to independence in #science - what kind of #impact will this have?

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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

In a new editorial from Editor-in-Chief of PAIN @karenddavis.bsky.social reaffirms the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. bit.ly/3D5WgJO

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International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) @iasp.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We are also proud of Editor-in-Cheif @karenddavis.bsky.social for reaffirming the journal’s commitment to considering #diversity, #DEI, and #GenderIdentity in pain research and management. The editorial is open source for anybody interested: bit.ly/3D5WgJO

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The value of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles... : PAIN

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I 💛 science

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Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Happy to report that APA wrote this letter, gathered a coalition across science, and will now pay for ads for it to be disseminated in Science and Chronicle of Higher Ed to spread the word!! unitedsciencealliance.org

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