Back PainMay 11Doctors performing CT scan on man with back pain discover he has 3 kidneys: case reportA Brazilian man complaining of back pain discovered he had three kidneys after a CT scan.
Opioid CrisisJune 3, 2019Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisisWhen Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the upper chamber’s health committee, held a hearing about prescription opioids earlier this year, the focus was a critical side of the drug overdose debate that has been neglected – people who suffer chronic debilitating pain.
PainkillersApril 11, 2019Health officials warn against rapidly tapering down opioids for pain patients: ‘It’s a game-changer’The U.S. federal health agencies behind efforts to address the nation's harrowing opioid epidemic took major steps this week to address a brewing public health crisis involving pain patients who have been wrongly cut off or abruptly tapered down from their prescription painkillers.
Opioid CrisisMarch 27, 2019Gov. Cuomo's proposed prescription opioid surcharge under fire, critics call it tax on painA proposal by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to impose a surcharge on the sale of prescription opioids is drawing fire from a coalition of doctors, pharmacists and patients who say it amounts to a tax on pain.
0:57VIDEOJanuary 17, 2019Man was injecting self with semen in attempt to relieve back pain, case report saysA bizarre 'at-home' remedy for back pain has landed a 33-year-old unidentified patient in the Irish Medical Journal after doctors discovered that he was injecting his own semen into his forearm.
Back PainJanuary 17, 2019Man was injecting self with semen in attempt to relieve back pain, case report saysA bizarre “at-home” remedy for back pain has landed a 33-year-old unidentified patient in the Irish Medical Journal after doctors discovered that he was injecting his own semen into his forearm.
1:19VIDEONovember 28, 2017Massage Envy therapists accused of sexual assault by over 180 women A new report and court documents show that over 180 women have filed sexual assault lawsuits against therapists at Massage Envy, a major U.S. franchise.
NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTHSeptember 26, 2017Walking and biking tied to lower risk of hospitalization with sciatica(This August 3rd story has been refiled to add dropped "of" to headline) Reuters Health - Lifestyle factors like obesity and smoking are known to raise people's risk of developing sciatica, but a new study finds that regular walking and biking may have an opposite, and just as powerful effect.
USSeptember 26, 2017Opioid crisis: Trump's drug czar vows to take on doctors and dealers, help addictsThe Trump administration is ready for war, and the president's top general in this particular fight says there is no more time to waste.
Back PainJune 23, 2017Downward dog, doctor's order: Yoga could ease back painTo ease low back pain, you may want try a downward dog: A new study suggests that doing yoga may be as effective as physical therapy for reducing low back pain .