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The FDA has approved a new non-opioid pain medication that has the potential to significantly change pain management.  Journavx, also known as suzetrigine, is the first and only approved oral …

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will face lawsuits from several U.S. states accusing it of causing mental health issues in teens by making Facebook and Instagram addictive.  On Tuesday, …

Hospitalizations due to vaping-related disorders have skyrocketed by 733% among children under 20 over the past four years, a concerning trend that now includes children as young as preschoolers. Last …

Diagnoses of opioid use disorder (OUD) have soared across the United States since the pandemic, according to new data shared with Axios. The figures show a nearly 40% nationwide increase …

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday a sweeping restructuring plan that will eliminate approximately 10,000 jobs and merge numerous divisions within the agency. The …

A study from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has revealed a troubling connection between dentistry and America’s opioid crisis.  Dentists wrote nearly 9 million opioid prescriptions in 2022, often exposing …

As healthcare costs rise, a new study reveals that major healthcare companies are sending nearly all their profits to investors instead of using the money to lower costs, improve services, …

A newly published study has revealed that individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may face a significantly reduced life expectancy. With men losing up to nine years and women …

The United States holds a grim distinction: it has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths among 30 countries analyzed in a recent report by the health nonprofit Commonwealth Fund. …

A recent investigation by The New York Times has revealed that drug manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma, secretly paid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to avoid imposing restrictions on the distribution of …