1+ week, 3+ day ago   (622+ words) Being bored is usually filed under mildly annoying. A randomized controlled trial out of Sweden suggests it does something measurable to the body: it makes pain arrive sooner. Researchers put 114 pain-free adults through a boring video, a funny one, or…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (966+ words) An estimated 58.5 percent of U.S. adults with diagnosed arthritis, roughly 30.8 million people, reported moderate to severe joint pain in 2023, according to a new analysis of federal survey data. The figure breaks down into 32.4 percent reporting moderate pain (about 17.1 million adults) and…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1103+ words) More than a quarter of people who received a first prescription for buprenorphine, one of the most effective medications for opioid use disorder, never picked it up from a pharmacy, and the share walking away empty-handed has nearly doubled in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (483+ words) For decades, scientists have believed opioid withdrawal primarily disrupts the brain's neurons, the cells responsible for sending electrical signals that control everything from movement to decision-making. But new research suggests the damage may run much deeper. A new study has…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (281+ words) The FDA's approval of Rextovy makes it the third naloxone nasal spray available over the counter in the United States, joining Narcan (Emergent BioSolutions) and RiVive (Harm Reduction Therapeutics). Having three competing products available without a prescription is expected to…...