Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller. The approach could help reduce plastic pollution and curb reliance on the fossil ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly four in 10 adults living with chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than 3 months, also struggle ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — American singer-songwriter and rapper T-Pain announced that he will be coming to Buffalo this fall. His tour celebrating 20-years of hits, TP20 will kick off on October 3 with special ...

Clinicians need to discuss and offer all patients a variety of pain management options for in-office gynecologic procedures ranging from intrauterine device (IUD) insertion to biopsies, according to ...

Since bones, muscles, and joints move together, it can be hard to tell what is causing your pain. Bone pain usually feels deeper, sharper, and more intense than muscle pain. Unless you've pulled a ...

Nathan Caine can take a punch. Or a bullet. Or an arrow through the leg or the removal of his fingernails with pliers. Nathan Caine can take more or less anything, because Nathan Caine can feel no ...

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) offer limited effectiveness in reducing back pain and disability, an updated review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) suggested. “They may modestly reduce ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's the first new type of painkiller in 20 years. And it's just a few weeks away from being in local pharmacies. Here are some details from a neurosurgeon about what you can expect from ...

On Jan. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe pain. The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by ...

The addictive properties of opioids and the lives shattered by their misuse and overprescription are heavily chronicled chapters of the early 21st century. For over 2 decades, scientists in academia ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland doctor has joined a national movement aimed at treating pain that has no obvious cause. Dr. Rebecca Kennedy formerly led the long COVID program at Kaiser Permanente in ...