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Health Spotlight: chronic pain, inflammation and dementia link

Health Spotlight: chronic pain, inflammation and dementia link

(WISH) –In the United States, over 50 million people experienced chronic pain in 2021.

Worldwide, over 55 million people are living with dementia, and, every year, 10 million new cases are diagnosed.

Now, scientists at UT Health San Antonio are looking into how chronic pain is linked to a higher risk of developing dementia.

News 8’s Brittaney Noble has the details in Monday’s Health Spotlight.

This story was created from a script aired on WISH-TV. Health Spotlight is presented by Community Health Network.