Yale Medical School; Veterans Affairs Connecticut
Professor of Neurology at Yale Medical School and Director of the Neuroscience Research Center at Veterans Affairs Connecticut.
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Stephen Waxman
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FROM Stephen Waxman
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How one human gene could lead to the end of pain Steven Pete has never felt pain, not even when he broke more than 70 bones in his body. Pam Costa feels pain constantly, even wearing clothes hurts. She has a rare condition that makes her skin feel like it’s always on fire. Pete and Costa both live in Washington State and are helping scientists identify a cure for pain without using opiates.
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