The No Pain Act will mandate Medicare insurance coverage for non-opioid pain management, including evidence-based treatments, ...

On Oct. 1, University of Connecticut Health Center professors Lakshmi Nair and Yusuf Khan were awarded first place at the Wolff New Venture Competition for their work on Soleia Biosciences ...

Opioids have long been used to treat severe pain, though their use in the management of chronic pain remains somewhat controversial. Some people can tolerate opioids for years without any adverse ...

Vertex Pharma could be close to succeeding in the long-standing quest to find an alternative to potentially addictive opioids for the treatment of pain associated with common medical procedures.

The FDA has approved oxycodone hydrochloride (RoxyBond) for the management of severe pain when other treatments have proved ...

The management of acute dental pain often involves various medical providers ... opioid prescriptions have an increased risk of prolonged opioid use and substance use disorders. While alternatives ...

Conventional medicine offers plenty of options, but the potential side effects and long-term risks often make people wonder—what else is out there? The good news is, that there’s a whole world of ...

Khan said some patients have a general fear of opioids as a result and want an alternative ... sensation that gradually disappears, said Nair. It has a lot of applications throughout the medical ...

Regional anesthesia may reduce chronic postsurgical pain up to 6 months and mitigate risk for persistent opioid use after elective noncardiac surgery.

Over the past decade, perceptions of using opioids and cannabis for pain relief have changed significantly. The ongoing opioid crisis and the relaxing of cannabis laws for medical and recreational ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A pain management doctor accused of getting a patient hooked on opioids is now being sued, along with the medical group he belongs to. Phillip Nico, 67, says his ...