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A Brief Summary of Our Conservation

We discussed the new understanding and approach to chronic pain, which affects nearly 1 in 4 adults. Dr. Gupta gets personal telling the story of his wife, Rebecca, who has an autoimmune disease and at one point he had to carry her up stairs. He also tells the story of his mother who had a back injury and didn’t want to live because of the pain. How his family members got relief is illuminating.

Our whole understanding and approach to pain has changed, with the acronym change from RICE to MEAT.

A newly approved drug Suzetrigine (Journavx) exploits the sodium channel gene mutation initially discovered via a family of fire walkers. It’s the first new pain medicine approved for more than 2 decades. Many other new non-opioid treatments are reviewed, no less lifestyle changes (anti-inflammatory diet and sleep), and acupuncture.

Sanjay’s research over the past few years has led to a video special on CNN with the same title as the book, set to air 9 PM EST Sunday.

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