Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource that explains how opioid receptors ...

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 ...

Scientists are racing to redesign how powerful painkillers work, aiming to keep the relief that opioids provide while ...

A widely prescribed opioid painkiller showed limited effectiveness and increased risk of negative effects in a new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. The study examined tramadol, a ...

Mesoblast says FDA feedback supports filing plans for its cell therapy to treat chronic back pain, showing reduced pain and ...

Still, we’re seeing progress in this space. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription of a new non-opioid pill for moderate-to-severe acute pain. The medication, ...

Inadequate pain relief was recorded in 68.8% of a sample of people with hip or knee OA who participated in the population-based EpiReumaPt study, researchers reported at the OARSI 2022 World Congress.

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, ...