Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

November 21, 2022 Dear Honorable Chairs and Ranking Members: On behalf of the 63 member organizations of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Constituency Group, we support your efforts to finalize a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus funding bill and include a robust investment in the National Institutes of Health, including at least $3.946 billion for...

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November 8, 2022 The 2022 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines released on November 3, 2022, replace earlier guidelines that had led to confusion, misinterpretation, and faulty application by medical providers. Like the 2016 guidelines, the new guidelines focus on acute, subacute, and chronic pain. Unfortunately, the new Guidelines fail to recognize that restless legs syndrome (RLS), a serious disease...

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