San Mateo County is set to receive millions of dollars from a settlement with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, a drug ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new non-opioid pain medication is now on the market, and those who've overcome addiction say this new way to treat pain can save lives. The brand name is Journavx, it is the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new kind of painkiller that does not have any risk of addiction or overdose, which are generally associated with opioid medications. The drug, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A study has revealed Ohio is among the top 10 states with the most residents who abuse painkillers. The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic, according ...

Investigative reporter Meier explores the troubling issues raised by the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin, which touched off what many saw as an epidemic of addiction and crime, especially ...

SLU pain researcher Daniela Salvemini has been awarded the NIH's Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) to solve an alarming problem: pain killers that are capable of quelling terrible pain also ...

After talks with the FDA, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been given the go-ahead to advance its non-opioid pain killer into phase 3 trials, which are set to begin in the last quarter of this year. The ...

Promising compound benzyloxy-cyclopentyladenosine (BnOCPA) found to be a potent and selective pain killer in test model systems BnOCPA is also selective in its action, and non-addictive, opening up ...

"You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life," he told his national audience. "So I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am ...