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As Georgia navigates a widespread opioid addiction crisis, researchers in Kennesaw State University's Wellstar School of Nursing (WSON) are leveraging a $1.2 million grant to train budding nurses in ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC ...

Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.

During the year ending last August, according to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Trump prioritizes criminalization over public health in fighting the overdose crisis. Experts say that doesn't work ...

Women's pain is often misdiagnosed or ignored. But what's being done about it? We asked women and MDs to weigh in on.

Oklahoma’s 60th regular legislative session begins next week. And while lawmakers have filed more legislation than ever ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People of color now have less access to prescription opioid painkillers than ...

It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and ...