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Why do some people hurt more than others?

  • Written by Erin Young, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing; Assistant Director, UCONN Center for Advancement in Managing Pain, University of Connecticut
Why do some people hurt more than others?Some people feel more pain than others.Mikhail_Kayl / Shutterstock.com

Anyone who came of age in the 1990s remembers the “Friends” episode where Phoebe and Rachel venture out to get tattoos. Spoiler alert: Rachel gets a tattoo and Phoebe ends up with a black ink dot because she couldn’t take the pain. This sitcom storyline is...

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