Fibromyalgia was considered a comorbidity rather than a rheumatic disease, but was present in about 10% of patients. Other ...

Metro Atlanta hospitals won't discuss policies around newborn drug testing, despite consequences for families reported.

Ingestible electronics. Microneedle patches. A capsule that could replace insulin shots. In Giovanni Traverso’s lab, the ...

From sugar highs to dopamine rushes, new research shows that ultra-processed foods may hijack the brain’s reward system much ...

In an effort to stem the death toll from opioid overdose, United States public health officials have promoted the ...

An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday says more youth are using opioids and calls for ...

If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of ...

Axios Visuals Tennessee had the highest rate of opioid use disorder diagnoses last year, according to data from FAIR Health's Opioid Tracker. Why it matters: The ongoing opioid epidemic has ravaged ...

Key points Despite the introduction of many innovative approaches to the prevention and management of substance use disorder (SUD) by clinicians, peers, public health practitioners, policy-makers and ...

As reported in a previous column, Matthew Perry’s sudden death on Oct. 28, 2023, shocked the entertainment world. The body of ...

Over my 50-year career as an addiction researcher, these are the most common misconceptions I've heard about people with alcohol and drug addictions. Myth 1: Addiction is a bad choice. Many people ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...