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September 11, 2019

Purdue Pharma reaches tentative settlement in opioid lawsuit, but some states aren't on board

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, reached a tentative deal Wednesday with dozens of states and thousands of local governments over its role in exacerbating the nation's opioid crisis.

August 9, 2019

Upping caffeine intake could trigger migraines, study finds

The next time you reach for an extra cup of coffee, think twice. A new study suggests that upping your caffeine intake throughout the day may trigger a migraine, especially if you’re already prone to headaches. 

June 3, 2019

Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisis

When 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.

May 1, 2019

West Virginia hospitals sue opioid companies; want damages

Hospitals in West Virginia have banded together to sue some of the country's largest opioid companies, saying they flooded Appalachia with powerful painkillers and forced medical centers to deal with the financial repercussions.

April 19, 2019

Tiny knee bone three times more prevalent than 100 years ago: study

A small bone behind the knee that scientists previously thought had been selected out by evolution a century ago is now three times more prevalent - and possibly linked to arthritis, according to a new study. 

April 11, 2019

Health 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. 

April 3, 2019

Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds is on a mission to 'mainstream' his painful 'hidden' disease with new campaign

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Fox News about his new campaign — "Monster Pain in the AS" — which raises awareness for ankylosing spondylitis, an agonizing autoimmune disorder that affects the spine, sometimes causing vertebrae to fuse.

March 27, 2019

Gov. Cuomo's proposed prescription opioid surcharge under fire, critics call it tax on pain

A 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.

February 20, 2019

Doctors have been prescribing fentanyl to the wrong patients for years, new study finds

Prescription fentanyl, a highly potent and immediate-release drug meant for people with advanced cancer who have been on an opioid treatment, has been inappropriately prescribed to people who did not meet the criteria, says a new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers.

January 30, 2019

Former stripper-turned-drug exec gave doctor lap dance while pitching painkiller, witness testifies

A witness has testified that an ex-stripper-turned-drug company executive gave a doctor a lap dance as part of a sales pitch for an addictive fentanyl spray.