It promises powerful relief without the high or harm. So why is this breakthrough drug still flying under the radar? For years, opioids have dominated the world of pain management. They’re strong, ...

Beyond smartwatches and smart rings, wearable health tech has another lesser-known use: pain relief. And it's already ...

Scientists have known for a long time that people with opioid use disorder, also called OUD, often also suffer from chronic pain. But they weren’t sure why these two problems are so strongly connected ...

There is a deep irony in the pain of losing someone you love to the very medication prescribed to resolve their pain. My mother died from an opioid overdose in 2004. She was prescribed Oxycodone for ...

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