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Topic: pain

Gynecologist holding vaginal speculum. (Getty Images / Peter Dazeley)

Helping pap smears be less painful

Zoe Cunniffe
Female osteopath examining senior woman's back at clinic (Getty Images/The Good Brigade)

Chronic pain is straining health care

Joel Press
A copper IUD, intrauterine device (VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images)

IUD update is progress for female pain

Nicole Karlis
Pregnant woman at her doctor appointment prenatal care (Getty Images/Adene Sanchez)

The silent pain crisis afflicting women

Elizabeth Hlavinka
3D render of a man with strong pain in head (Getty Images/peterschreiber.media)

Decoding signals of pain in the brain

Prasad Shirvalkar - The Conversation
Abstract portrait of a woman (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Those with autism feel pain more acutely

Matthew Rozsa
3D render of a man with strong pain in head (Getty Images/peterschreiber.media)

Unlocking the mysteries of pain

Emily Cataneo - Undark
(Walt Disney Studios)

Kids' media is teaching pain all wrong

Melanie Noel, Abbie Jordan - The Conversation
Rajesh Khanna (background) unidentified scientist in foreground (Kris Hanning via University of Arizona)

Coronavirus' latest evolutionary trick

Matthew Rozsa
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Best Sex Ever: How to make anal sex work

Arielle Egozi
(Getty/PeopleImages)

Treat aches & pains with hemp extract

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How children experience pain

Kalina Michalska - The Conversation
(AP Photo/Chris Post)

Holistic approach helps

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
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The wonderful placebo effect

Ronald P. Grelsamer

The science of suffering

Robert Caudle - The Conversation

Kirsten West Savali - DAME
(Smarter Every Day)

Joanna Rothkopf
Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman in "Marathon Man" (Paramount Pictures)

The secret language of pain

Joanna Bourke
(Victoria Will/invision/ap)

Prachi Gupta
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