#icymi catch up on August before September drops! #notesonpain

The list of the latest published pain papers is out now on PRF! Dr. Qiufu Ma's curated list for August 15-21, 2025 and his choice for Editor's pick can be found here: painresearchforum.org/paper @iasp.bsky.social @nyupainresearch.bsky.social @utdpaincenter.bsky.social @sutherlandphd.bsky.social

I’ve resurrected my monthly newsletter, Notes on Pain eepurl.com/jh0VaM

Have you checked out the relaunch of PRF? Editors’ picks are selected by rotating editorial board members like @gregscherrer.bsky.social @painresforum.bsky.social

Looking for a great summer read that's also sciencey? Check out @science.org's new book reviews, including one from me! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Happening now! @usasp.bsky.social hosting a webinar: Pain Research in Peril: Why Your Voice Matters and What You Can Do Now, featuring experts Chris Veasley & Kate Nicholson - it's being recorded, with future opportunities for outreach. #painresearch

Seeing as I’m fully back to #freelance again I went to #HJ25 and I’m so glad I did - what a great day! #scicomm #healthcare #journo

Rockstar health #journo & #author @marynmck.bsky.social interviewing Dr. Jonathan Grein who leads a Federal special pathogens unit at @cedarssinai.bsky.social on past and emerging threats, protocols #HJ25

What a great and entertaining writing workshop with Steve Padilla of @latimes.com full of expert tips to make our stories sing. Bottom line: what’s the story? What you say is more important than how you say it. What fun! #HJ25 #freelance

Today at #HJ25 former #HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra implores us to keep reporting, and work to combat the stream of misinformation and disinformation coming directly from the new administration

As the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress and Chair Emerita of @capac.house.gov, I am disgusted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that the U.S. will 'aggressively' revoke visas for Chinese students.

Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!

This exactly sums up our US science infrastructure, which has been built over a century and is the envy of the world, one of our nation’s greatest strengths. And it’s being destroyed right now.

WOOT!! Good news today - huge props to @usha.bsky.social named as next director of the Knight Science Journalism program @ksjatmit.bsky.social Usha was my first mentor in #scicomm #journalism in 2001 @latimes.com and I'm grateful for her to this day. She's been kicking ass ever since! #pulitzer

The last 2 weeks have been a blur, but sadly I'm no longer at the NIH. Working for #painresearch at the NIH was a great honor and the best job of my life. As part of this amazing team, I'm proud to have worked on the HEAL 2025 Annual Report - pls share! heal.nih.gov/about/nih-he...

Happening now: NINDS Council public meeting, including presentation of the #HEAL #painresearch recommendations videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...

It's free, it's easy, and it's super fun. Join us for Journal Club next week with @daspainbrain.bsky.social #painresearch uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

News from me- an exciting study by Australian pain researchers at UNSW showing long term improvement in chronic pain with emotion regulation. Thx to @benalter.bsky.social for your thoughts www.newscientist.com/article/2479...

I was excited to hear about a new behavioral treatment for chronic pain developed by researchers in Australia -- dialectical behavior therapy adapted to chronic pain. Thanks to @sutherlandphd.bsky.social for covering this development.

#Painresearch brain trust #usasp2025

Gather with fellow pain researchers! Join us for our next Journal Club featuring @daspainbrain.bsky.social talking about his latest paper in JAMA Neurology showing cortical biomarkers of persisting pain - Thurs May 15 at noon ET, register now for free! uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Immune amnesia- it’s a thing.

Happening now! The public MDWG meeting of NINDS with a presentation by @robgereau.bsky.social & Kathleen Sluka of the HEAL Strategic planning report - the research recommendations go to council for approval in May. videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?li...

A2CPS Consortium members are gearing up to meet in person next week in Michigan - we're SO excited! Among the discussion items will be the continued release of our data to YOU! the scientific community. Check out our new pages For Researchers to learn more and access our data! a2cps.org/researchers/

My latest for @sciam.bsky.social - could nasal #vaccines protect us better against respiratory #viruses without shots? www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Researchers in Australia, the US and Canada have identified a new biomarker for pain sensitivity in healthy people that could help predict risk for #chronicpain #HEAL jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

People who aren't immersed in journalism culture might not realize what a struggle it has been to get newspapers to call racism racism and lies lies

A very happy birthday to @novenacarmel.bsky.social - you make life better! @kcrw.com

Exciting news! The wait is over - the first release of public data from #A2CPS is here, available via the NDA data portal. Learn more at our For Researchers pages, and see our preprint all about it at @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Join us tomorrow for a workshop to help develop priorities for training and workforce enhancement in pain by the HEAL initiative.

It is truly an honor (and one of my favorite parts of writing features) to work to work with @jenchristiansen.com - a true master of scicomm & graphic arts @sciam.bsky.social

New from me: @sciam.bsky.social nasal delivery of vaccines is around the corner- and evidence suggests they’ll work better than shots, perhaps stopping transmission (not just severe doses & death) www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

New from me: #postpartumdepression is reaching a crisis, affecting 3 in 20 new moms. A new medication can save lives, but millions of women and their babies are going without help due to lack of treatment access. For UCLA's U Magazine online and in print now www.uclahealth.org/news/publica...

Look at what @drzoffness.bsky.social made. Isn’t she amazing? Join us!

New nasal spray #vaccines against #COVID, the #flu, and RSV potentially work better than shots. Even if they only work about equally, it’s still a huge innovation since a lot of #vaccine hesitancy is likely discomfort around needles. @sutherlandphd.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social #science

New from me: #postpartumdepression is reaching a crisis, affecting 3 in 20 new moms. A new medication can save lives, but millions of women and their babies are going without help due to lack of treatment access. For UCLA's U Magazine online and in print now www.uclahealth.org/news/publica...

#A2CPS now ranks #9 among the largest brain-imaging studies ever undertaken - and our data will soon be available to you, #painresearchers! Learn more a2cps.org

Our comprehensive research study on chronic pain has reached a major milestone: 1,000 study participants have undergone brain imaging! We can’t wait to share our data with you- learn more at A2CPS.org

Aaaand Feb 1 is also the deadline to enter the Science in Society Journalism Awards. Tell your fellow science journalists!

Scientists & experts: Add your name to an open letter calling on President Biden to make ambitious climate commitments at COP28 and act to protect the negotiations from interference by the fossil fuel industry. act.ucsusa.org/48RvGiB