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Jun 15

Pain Management Amid COVID-19 Requires Balance Between Need, Safety

  • June 15, 2020

Pain management during the COVID-19 pandemic requires balancing access to care with minimizing exposure risk for front-line health care providers and vulnerable patients, according to a panel of experts who developed guidelines on best practices.

In a recent, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, (MMWR), researchers estimated that approximately 50 million Americans experience chronic pain — or about 20% of all U.S. adults.

Source: Healio

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Houston Methodist Hospital – Memorial City/Spring Valley
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