It’s become a familiar tragedy: someone is prescribed pain medication to recover from an injury, then becomes addicted to the medication intended to improve their life. It’s left both healthcare ...

Recent developments, however, suggest that strategies to treat pain are starting to match its complexity with a new sophistication. The management of chronic pain in general is now being broadly ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a novel painkiller as an effective treatment for short-term ...

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and represent the first new class of pain medications in 20 years—and the first non ...

The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC ...

Women's pain is often misdiagnosed or ignored. But what's being done about it? We asked women and MDs to weigh in on.

Samaritan Medical Center has announced that its Pain Management Center will close its door at the end of next month. In an ...

A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey ...

From unexpected gender disparities to alarming teen statistics, discover essential facts about opioid medications that every ...