Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while stripping away the worst dangers of addiction and overdose. Instead of tweaking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to ...

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

Multi-modal pain management aims to reduce or eliminate the use of opioids by combining two or more non-narcotic pain relief agents or techniques. A variety of medications can be used along with ...

A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries — and the painkillers that follow — could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids.

As opioid pain medications continue being prescribed for chronic and severe pain, understanding their risks becomes increasingly crucial. While these pills may offer temporary relief, their potential ...

Researchers find an over-the-counter combo is more effective for wisdom tooth extraction pain. A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth ...