For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to addictive opioids for patients seeking pain relief. The drug, suzetrigine, ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to classify “gas station heroin” as a Schedule I substance. 7-OH, the synthetic derivative of kratom, a leaf from Indonesia that’s a safer substitute for ...

Jerry Abrams, a 64-year-old marketing strategist in Minneapolis, used to run marathons. But two decades of degenerative spine disease have left him unable to run — and he's grieving. For Abrams, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new pain medication that could take the place of opioids for those experiencing moderate to severe acute pain. The drug is Journavx, or the generic name ...

PHOENIX — In his State of the State address this week, Gov. Doug Ducey said he wants to take a “more aggressive approach” to combat the opioid epidemic in Arizona. One Valley health plan might have a ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain in patients who are both Medicare beneficiaries and enrolled in approved studies. In a 43-page ...

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Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food ...