Illinois doctors have more discretion for giving their patients with chronic pain opioids, thanks to a new law. Governor J.B.

With opioid prescriptions plummeting and no more pharma companies to sue, America's drug warriors are running out of bogeymen ...

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to realize they relied too heavily on ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

When prescribing opioids for acute pain, physicians should be attentive to a patient’s individual risk factors, according to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Thursday a new type of prescription pain medication for moderate to ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.

While opioids are currently the most potent and effective way ... Vertex is also exploring whether suzetrigine could manage chronic pain, which usually stems from a more complex and sprawling set of ...

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...

People undergoing hemodialysis treatment for kidney failure often experience chronic pain related to their condition, but it ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a new non-opioid pain medication designed to reduce addiction and overdose risks.