Characteristics of fatal drug overdoses among health care workers differ from overdoses in the overall population, according ...

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain remain some of the most significant dissatisfiers for surgical patients. During a recent session sponsored by Heron Therapeutics at Becker’s 22nd ...

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX), the industry leader in the delivery of innovative, non-opioid pain therapies to transform the lives of patients, today announced a strategic collaboration 1 ...

When Melissa MacMillan was unable to care for her son due to her struggle with addiction, her friend, Jamie-Lee Thibert, ...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – A New Jersey doctor is accused of running a ‘pill mill’ and exchanging opioid scripts for sexual favors, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New ...

Fewer Opioids Being Prescribed for Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department Opioids administered or prescribed in 35.0 and 32.5 percent of U.S. visits in 2016, respectively, compared with 24.5 and 13 ...

The study revealed a blind spot in the field: while researchers have closely monitored factors like the number of people using opioids, the intensity of use is largely overlooked. The takeaway? When ...

St Helens head coach Paul Wellens speaks to Sky Sports ahead of a game in 2025 St Helens were without star centre Mark Percival on Thursday evening after he fell ill following last week’s win at Leeds ...

Our results suggest that postoperative IV iron supplementation reduces transfusion rates, while preoperative supplementation improves haemoglobin recovery. Clinicians may choose either strategy in an ...

Disproportionately more opioids prescribed in poorer areas Despite an overall decline in prescribed opioid use in Canada over the past decade, a recent study found that people in poorer areas receive ...

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation to help veterans access alternatives to opioids, part of a broader push to promote safer painkillers and reduce overdose deaths.