I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox, called the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) holds promise as a treatment for many health concerns, including inflammation. For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain.

Traditional pain relief medication often relies on opioids by interacting with the body’s opioid receptors. Journavx works by targeting a specific pain-signaling pathway in the body. It affects ...

The new drug is intended for treatment of ... alternative for acute pain management." In addition to acute pain, suzetrigine may also be a solution for neuropathic (nerve) pain, depending on ...

Suzetrigine is a nonaddictive alternative to opioids for pain relief ... because it targets nerve cells outside the brain. “A novel, effective pain medication that has no potential to induce ...

The drug is for moderate to severe acute pain. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe ...

NSAIDs-- or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- are among the most common pain relief medicines in the world. Every day more than 30 million Americans use them to soothe headaches, sprains ...

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...

With the announcement of this new FDA-approved pain medication comes a new class of pain relief that bypasses these dangers. Unlike opioids, which work by dulling pain perception in the brain ...

So we just have to wait and see." Industry and Market Reactions Vertex Pharmaceuticals has garnered significant attention from investors due to its pipeline of pain relief drugs. However, the ...