Taking prescription opioids for too long can be harmful. Here’s how to cut back...
Opioids, such as oxycodone, morphine, codeine, tramadol and fentanyl, are commonly prescribed to manage pain. You might be given a prescription when experiencing pain,...
Could pain medication be causing your headaches?
It seems contradictory: the pills you’re taking for headaches might actually be perpetuating them. Medication-overuse headache is a well-documented medical phenomenon, but the good...
A painkiller may help stop cancer from spreading
Most people who die from cancer don’t die because of the main tumor. They die because the cancer spreads to other parts of the...
Mindfulness meditation could ease chronic jaw pain in women
Living with constant pain can wear down both body and mind.
For women suffering from temporomandibular disorder (TMD)—a condition that affects the jaw joint and...
How nursing home residents got caught in the opioid crackdown
As the United States continues to recover from the devastating opioid epidemic, new research from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) shows that...
Major causes of osteoarthritis everyone needs to know
Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects many people, especially as they get older. It causes joint pain, stiffness, and trouble moving around.
This happens when...
Aging immune system may trigger rheumatoid arthritis, new study finds
Scientists have long wondered whether the immune system ages as a result of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or whether this aging might actually help cause...
Are surgery patients on opioid recovery meds getting the right care?
In the United States, opioid overdoses have taken many lives, and public health officials have been working hard to reduce this problem.
One way they’ve...
New drug could offer safer relief for chronic nerve pain
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute have discovered a new drug that could bring real hope to people suffering from...
Early arthritis may raise risk of high blood pressure
A new study has found that people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high chance of developing high blood pressure, also known as...