The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new non-opioid pain medication developed by Boston-based Vertex ...

Federal lawmakers are trying once again to push for a study on the “overmedication” of veterans by Department of Veterans ...

What is Fentanyl? How does it enter the U.S.? Why is it a sticking point in relations between U.S., China, Canada and Mexico?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS nomination moves to a full Senate vote; Donald Trump’s tariff war sparks China-related concerns for biopharma; Pfizer, Merck and more announce Q4 and 2024 earnings; and the ...

Sen. Mike Yakawich's bill to prohibit the state from buying overdose reversal drugs from companies that settled with states ...

Carfentanil, a relative of fentanyl, is used by veterinarians to sedate large zoo animals like elephants and hippos. It’s been killing people across the country for years, but this is the first time ...

US President Donald Trump’s imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian exports to the United States, which has been temporarily suspended, cannot be justified by the false claim that illegal ...

While New Orleans prepares for the excitement of the big game, it’s important to remember that sports injuries aren’t limited to the professionals. High school athletes, weekend warriors, and generall ...

Researchers at University of the Pacific in Stockton have developed a long-acting opioid overdose-reversal drug-delivery system that could save lives.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Tuesday that the approval of a new non-opioid pain medication is “a pretty big deal.” “This is a pretty big deal,” Gupta said. “As you just mentioned, it’s been since 1998 that ...

New Monash University research has revealed a concerning rise in new opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians, while ...

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...