Sarah Richards never imagined she’d end up struggling with pain medication. After a car accident left her with chronic back pain, prescription opioids seemed like a lifeline. Three months later, she ...

Kimberley Enyart was never interested in doing recreational drugs. But then she was in a car accident — and her doctor prescribed a powerful opiate for the pain. "It just would put me off in la-la ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin ...

If you suffer from back pain, there could a simpler - and safer - way to treat it than rigorous therapy and dangerous drugs. The cure for debilitating back pain could be mind over matter. Researchers ...

If you live long enough, your back will complain. Low back pain is now the most expensive health problem in the United States. In 2016, Americans spent an estimated $134.5 billion on low back and neck ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin. The new pill, developed by ...

Pain in the abdomen and back can result from menstrual cramps, endometriosis, kidney stones, kidney infections, pancreatitis, or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Some causes are temporary, while others ...