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Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with up to 25% of cases become chronic (cLBP). Whilst multi-factorial, the relative importance of contributors to cLBP remains […]

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a chronic inflammatory dermatologic condition that is often incredibly itchy and imposes a debilitating burden on patient quality of life. Historically, patients have faced the hurdles […]

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease that causes severe pain and infertility. However, the available treatments for EMS are limited. SCM-198, a synthetic form of leonurine, possesses various abilities, including […]

Facial pain/pressure is often non-rhinogenic and migraine-related in etiology. However, this is frequently misdiagnosed as sinusitis, leading to inappropriate antibiotic utilization and unnecessary procedures. We assessed the utility of the […]

Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more long-term medical conditions. Chronic pain affects more than half of people with multimorbidity, and optimal treatment strategies are unknown. We aimed to […]

Differences in recurrent pericarditis with normal vs. elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) are unknown.

HSK21542, a potent and peripherally-restricted kappa opioid receptor (KOR) agonist, is currently being developed to treat postoperative pain and pruritus. Given that conventional opioids (MOR agonists) are widely recognized for […]

Patients with psoriasis have a higher baseline risk of herpes zoster (HZ) than the general population. This has raised concerns that TNF-α inhibitor use may be associated with an increased […]

Pain is associated with cardiovascular disease; however, its association with incident arrhythmias is unclear. We assessed associations between different pain characteristics (pain type, chronic pain, chronic widespread pain [chronic widespread […]