Category: News

Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Pain Science

Science and medicine have a long and troubling history of reinforcing racist, anti-ethnic, and sexist attitudes and beliefs. Pain science is no exception. Misconceptions about pain sensitivity propounded by physicians and scientists during the 19th and 20th centuries reified existing social hierarchies, continuing to this day. Pain care remains heavily influenced by prejudices and misconceptions …

ALASS webinar series

The “ALASS 2022 Webinar Series” addresses several discussion topics on issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic with a comparative perspective across countries and health systems. 10/25/2023 – THE SOCIAL LEGITIMACY OF PAIN. Presenters: – Rafael Serrano del Rosal. Research Professor at IESA-CSIC (Spain), he holds a PhD in Sociology and since 2017 he has been …

Job proposal for researchers

A 4-year predoctoral scholarship is offered for candidates with a master’s degree in neurosciences or related sciences who wish to complete their doctorate at the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) on affective neuromodulation and pain. The annual gross salary will be 25,840 euros, with annual increases. The deadline to apply for the scholarship will …

Chronic Pain Barometer in Spain 2022

A new study on the situation of PAIN in Spain, carried out by the Pain Observatory of the University of Cadiz with the support of the Grünenthal Foundation, confirms that CHRONIC PAIN affects a quarter of the adult population, especially affecting women. This study was presented in Madrid on April 25 at the “Pain Forum: …

May 12th World Fibromyalgia Day

  Dr. Antonio Collado Doctor of Medicine, specialist in Rheumatology and co-author of ‘Fibromyalgia. Essential advice and treatments’ Dr. Antonio Collado, a rheumatologist and expert in fibromyalgia, talks to us about the latest advances in the treatment of this disease that causes chronic musculoskeletal pain and offers advice to alleviate its symptoms.   “In fibromyalgia, …