Fibromyalgia was considered a comorbidity rather than a rheumatic disease, but was present in about 10% of patients. Other ...

A care method that assesses how well infants eat, sleep, and are consoled may help reduce the need for medication and shorten ...

Although opioids are “necessary” for cancer care and prescribing is declining over time, clinicians appear to be using their ...

Opioids were once the go-to solution for surgical pain relief, but unwanted side effects like nausea, dizziness, constipation ...

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against drug distributors accused of contributing to an opioid ...

New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving ...

Five people have been accused of supplying the fentanyl-laced opioid pills that killed Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez in 2023. All eligible U.S. states and territories have agreed to sign a $7.4 billion ...

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...

If you haven’t heard of 7-OH, now is the time to get familiarized and make sure that you and your loved ones know how to recognize and avoid it. The compound 7-hydroxyitragynine, 7-OH, is up to 13 ...

The strong opioid painkiller tramadol is not significantly effective at easing the chronic pain for which it's widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in ...

If you spot illegal drug activity in the city or an unhinged junkie, call 911. If you see a discarded hypodermic needle, call 311 or use the app. If you want anonymity, use the Crimestoppers tip line ...

The "2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)," published today in the journal, Circulation, marks the first full ...