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Painkillers December 12, 2018

Health experts offer solutions for unintended consequences of opioid crackdown

The most urgently needed first step to addressing the misunderstandings about Centers for Disease and Prevention opioid prescribing guidelines, many clinicians and health experts say, is for the agency to clarify – in a high-profile way-- what the guidelines were meant, and not meant, to do.

Medications November 5, 2018

FDA approves super-potent opioid more powerful than morphine

Critics of the new drug call it "dangerous" and say it "will kill people."

PAIN MANAGEMENT October 5, 2018

Florida doctor sells cannabis-infused ice cream

A doctor in Florida has taken an unconventional approach to help his patients deal manage pain: ice cream -- specifically cannabis-infused ice cream.

Brain Cancer July 10, 2018

Tragic photo shows parents comforting daughter, 5, hours before her death

An emotional photograph shows the parents of Zoey Daggett holding her in their arms just hours before her death.

OPINION July 7, 2018

Dr. Marc Siegel: The opioid crisis has a solution -- Here it is

Locking up addicts in jail and prisons instead of providing the treatment they desperately need is the wrong way to deal with the opioid addiction epidemic.

Painkillers July 6, 2018

OxyContin maker placed profits over people, lawsuit reveals

A newly unsealed lawsuit by Tennessee’s attorney general says the maker of the world’s top-selling painkiller directed its sales force to target the highest prescribers, many with limited or no pain management background or training.

PAIN MANAGEMENT June 25, 2018

Man's throat began to rot after he mistakenly swallowed bleach tablet

Thinking he picked up paracetamol the man swallowed the tablet and felt an immediate burning sensation in his throat and mouth, followed by severe coughing

Cancer Research June 11, 2018

Will medical marijuana replace opioids in war on cancer?

Medical marijuana is still a controversial topic when it comes to doctors recommending it to their cancer patients. Some doctors like Dr. Nick Spirtos, an oncologist from Nevada is looking into whether medical marijuana could turn into an alternative for opioids.

NFL May 22, 2018

Brett Favre reveals Vicodin addiction, multiple rehab stints during Hall of Fame career

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre revealed Monday that he took 14 Vicodin at one time once and ended up in rehab three times during his NFL career.

MEDICAL RESEARCH May 17, 2018

Texas doctor accused of administering chemo to patients who didn't need it

Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada was accused of falsely administering chemotherapy to patients who didn’t need it and he was also charged with fraud and money laundering.

Painkillers May 12, 2018

Chronic pain patients angry over 'opioid contracts'

More patients with chronic pain are being asked to agree to random urine drug screens, pill counts, and other conditions before they’re prescribed opioids.