Using acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a major new review published Friday finds.
There's a nationwide shortage of the popular pain reliever Excedrin.
Stanford researchers have found studying a patient's genes can provide a far more effective way to prescribe painkillers.
The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation's opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose deaths were accelerating.
As the opioid crisis grows, doctors are searching for alternatives like meditation to help people with chronic pain.
Pop-up shops like Svn Space in Santa Monica are helping consumers understand the potential pain-management benefits of CBD oil.