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Featured Guest Contributor By Sean Mackey, MD, PhD Pain exacts an astoundingly high price from society in economic loss and diminished lives. More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, at a cost of up to $635 billion annually in medical treatment and lost productivity. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) found that when pain becomes chronic, it is no longer merely a symptom but a disease in itself, one that fundamentally alters the entire nervous system with significant psychological and cognitive correlates. Sadly, as a nation, we are failing to respond adequately to this pressing and widespread public health problem. What are we doing at Stanford to address this tremendous societal problem?...More» |
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Announcements: - Click here to view The MedStaff Weekly Featured Articles: Stanford Brings Total Artificial Heart to Transplant Program Hospital Rolls Out Discharge Phone Call Program House-Wide Preventing, Predicting and Alleviating Pain at Stanford Patient Safety Lessons Learned: The Case of the Serious Medication Overdose |
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On November 1st we celebrated the appointment of Dr. Susan Pfeffer as the new holder of the Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professorship in the Medical Sciences... More» New Medical Staff
On May 8, 2013, the Stanford Governing Board appointed 14 new members to the Stanford...More» |
