June 27, 2017 Oklahoma doctor charged in opioid deaths of 5 patients An Oklahoma doctor is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of five patients after she allegedly over-prescribed dangerous opioids.
June 26, 2017 Eating your way toward migraine relief For the 38 million Americans suffering from the effects of debilitating, recurring migraines, it may come as a surprise that relief could be hiding in the pantry.
June 26, 2017 High hopes ride on marijuana painkillers amid opioid crisis A handful of drugmakers are taking their first steps toward developing marijuana-based painkillers, alternatives to opioids that have led to widespread abuse and caused the U.S. health regulator to ask for a withdrawal of a popular drug this month.
June 23, 2017 Downward dog, doctor's order: Yoga could ease back pain To 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 .
June 20, 2017 'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone' Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.
June 13, 2017 VA doctor who blew whistle on agency problems has one day to appeal dismissal A well-respected pain management doctor who blew the whistle on patient safety problems at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Missouri will be fired this month – despite being backed by powerful U.S. senators, the VA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the White House.
June 5, 2017 Ohio drug overdose deaths in one county already top last year's total The coroner’s office in Montgomery County, Ohio, doesn’t need to check federal data to know that the body count from the opioid epidemic is overwhelming it resources.
June 2, 2017 1-year-old revived with Narcan after opioid overdose, police say A 1-year-old Ohio boy was revived with Narcan after he overdosed on opioids Thursday evening, police said.
June 1, 2017 Older adults might be able to stave off arthritis knee pain with fiber Older people who eat the most fiber are at lower risk of developing knee pain and stiffness due to osteoarthritis (OA), new research shows.
May 24, 2017 New Jersey's new opioid law raises concerns among doctors One week before New Jersey’s law on prescription painkillers – one of the toughest in the nation – is set to take effect, many doctors say they are unclear about various aspects of it, and are concerned that it may be too severe.
