1. Pain News Network: CDC appoints new opioid workgroup for guideline update From the article: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named a diverse group of physicians, academics and patients to an 'opioid workgroup' that will advise the agency as it works on an update and

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. 1. New Jersey Globe: House passes Chris Smith measure to probe if government turned ticks into bioweapons From the article: "Smith said that the government researcher credited with discovering Lyme disease, Dr. Willy Burgdorfer, was a

1. Harvard Medical School: Harvard Medical School has received a $5 million gift for Lyme disease research and education From the article: "The gift, which will fund three tracks, is aimed at propelling research into Lyme disease and improving public understanding of the most common

1. CNN.com: Why tick season could be worse in the summer of COVID-19 From the article: "Warning signs for tick-borne illnesses are 'very similar to the severity that we've seen with COVID-19, which is that fever, the muscle aches, the headaches, the severe fatigue,' says Dr. Segal-Maurer. She

1. GlobeNewswire.com: Tonix Pharmaceuticals announces enrollment of phase 3 RELIEF trial of TNX-102 SL for management of fibromyalgia is ahead of schedule From the article: "Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. ... announced that due to faster-than-expected enrollment, the company anticipates

1. Pain News Network: American Medical Association says CDC opioid prescribing guideline has harmed many patients From the article: "The American Medical Association is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make significant changes to its 2016 opioid prescribing guideline to

1. GlobeNewswire.com: Exagen and the Ohio State Innovation Foundation announce exclusive license agreement and research collaboration for a novel, rule-in, blood test to support the diagnosis of fibromyalgia From the press release: "Exagen Inc. (Nasdaq: XGN), an organization dedicated to