RESOURCES:
Pain & Covid-19
For how pain is emerging as a key symptom of what is commonly called long-COVID, see Medpage and Pain.
On the susceptibility of people with pain to COVID-19 and other effects of the pandemic, see CATO Institute (2020) and Medpage Today (2020)
On how COVID-19 mortality is tied to disability, race, and certain conditions like sickle cell disease Medpage Today (2020)
On the impact of suspending “non-essential” services on people with pain, see Vox (2020) and Health Affairs (2020)
On the effect of substance misuse on susceptibility for COVID-19 see Molecular Psychology (2020)
On the shortage of opioids in U.S. Hospitals, see Reuters (2020); CNN (2020) and PainDr.com (2020)
On the worsening of the overdose crisis amidst COVID-19, see JAMA (2020); the Advisory Board (2020); and this Issue brief of the American Medical Association (2020)
For how pain is emerging as a key symptom of what is commonly called long-COVID, see Medpage and Pain and, by NPAC’s Executive Director, STAT First Opinion.