Why you may want to skip the x-ray for knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the main causes of long-term pain and disability, affecting over two million people in Australia.
Surprisingly, getting an x-ray isn’t necessary...
Can depression drug ketamine treat chronic pain?
Ketamine is a drug that doctors often use to help people sleep during surgeries or for short-term pain relief.
But in recent years, some doctors...
This drug offers hope for hand pain sufferers
Have you or someone you know ever experienced hand pain that just won’t go away?
A sort of pain that makes doing everyday things –...
Everyday painkillers may be fueling antibiotic resistance, study warns
Two of the world’s most common painkillers—ibuprofen and acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol)—may be quietly making one of our biggest health threats worse: antibiotic...
Why life-saving opioid addiction drugs are not reaching patients after overdose emergencies
Opioid addiction continues to be a serious crisis in the United States, harming individuals, families, and entire communities.
Every year, tens of thousands of people...
Common painkiller drug in pregnancy linked to autism and ADHD
Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used pain and fever medications during pregnancy.
Known by the brand name Tylenol® in the United States and...
Study finds better treatments for ‘pseudogout’
Researchers have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease, also known as pseudogout.
This condition is a type of arthritis caused...
Ketamine may not be effective for chronic pain, study shows
Ketamine is often used in hospitals as an anaesthetic to help people relax or manage pain during medical procedures.
In recent years, it has also...
Common pill may help reduce joint replacement surgeries
A new study suggests that a pill called colchicine might lower the chance of needing knee or hip replacement surgery.
Let’s take a closer look...
Mindfulness and CBT could reduce chronic back pain
Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world.
It affects millions of people, and in the United States, about one...