New treatments for severe shoulder pain
Shoulder pain can affect people of all ages, especially those with injuries, medical problems, or wear and tear from aging.
In many cases, non-surgical treatments...
Old painkiller shows new promise in stopping cancer spread
Cancer becomes much more dangerous when it spreads to other parts of the body. This spreading is called metastasis, and it causes most deaths...
A common drug may finally ease hand pain, scientists say
Have you or someone you care about felt pain in your hands that makes everyday things hard to do? Simple actions like buttoning your...
Men and women have different knee injuries, study finds
A new study using MRI scans of more than 13,000 people has found that men and women often have different types of knee injuries.
The...
Diabetes may be a hidden cause behind shoulder pain disease
Frozen shoulder is a painful condition that makes it hard to move your shoulder. Even small movements like reaching for something or lifting your...
New non-opioid drug could finally bring relief to people with chronic nerve pain
Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute have created a new drug that may help people who suffer from long-lasting nerve...
This gout drug may lower the risk of joint replacement
Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affecting around 4% of the global population.
It occurs when monosodium urate crystals build up in...
Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids do not lower risk of frailty, study shows
Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that supplementation with vitamin D3 or marine omega-3 fatty acids does not reduce the risk of...
A new drug may stop nerve pain in cancer treatment
A new study has found that chemotherapy might cause pain by triggering stress and inflammation in immune cells—not just by damaging nerves.
This discovery helps...
COVID vaccine technology could help protect muscles from snakebite damage
The same mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines may offer a powerful new way to prevent long-term muscle damage caused by snakebites.
A new study...