• Changing the Paradigm in Michigan 
Federation of State Medical Boards Newsletter - see the article on page 1 about Michigan's Pain Management Program

• Massachusetts Press Release - May 4, 2009 
Health Professions Licensing Boards Issue Rulings on the Management of Pain

• New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
News headlines provided by HealthDay - News for Healthier Living

• Pain / Anesthetics News Headlines
News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today

• Palliative Care / Hospice Care News
News headlines provided courtesy of Medical News Today.

• FDA to Meet with Drug Companies about REMS for Certain Opioid Drugs
Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• "Speak Up" about Pain
Joint Commission Urges Patients to "Speak Up" about Pain, News Release dated September 16, 2008

• "Speak Up" Brochure 
Informational brochure for patients about speaking up about pain management, prepared by the Joint Commission.

• Michigan Receives a "B" for Hospital Based Palliative Care
AMERICA'S CARE OF SERIOUS ILLNESS: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation's Hospitals. Information from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

• IASP Declares Global Year Against Cancer Pain
"Raising Awareness, Improving Treatment, Growing Support" Campaign Highlights Pain in People with Cancer Worldwide

• 2008 Summary of Grade Changes 
Published by the Pain & Policies Study Group, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

• 2008 Report - Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy 
Michigan Receives an "A" in Pain Management. 2008 Report - Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy, published by the Pain & Policies Study Group, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

• The New York Times blog about Caring for Aging Parents
In The New Old Age, Jane Gross explores this unprecedented intergenerational challenge and shares the stories of readers, the advice of professionals, and the wisdom gleaned from her own experience caring for her mother in her waning years.

• New Web site offers information for those who suffer from cancer pain 
The Michigan Cancer Pain Initiative has opened a new website for the organization whose mission is to help people suffering from cancer pain and those who support them. Located at www.mipain.org, the site offers resources for those suffering from pain, health care providers and policymakers.

• FDA Issues Second Safety Warning about Fentanyl Patches