Opioids were once the go-to solution for surgical pain relief, but unwanted side effects like nausea, dizziness, constipation ...

Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief during labor in the U.S., and they're very effective. The procedure involves placing a thin catheter in your lower back to deliver pain-blocking ...

“The witness – a tall, 16-year-old boy with a child-like face – recounts his sad story as if he were an old man”, she noted ...

As many cautiously welcome a fragile ceasefire, Israel's unrelenting war on Palestinian life rages from Gaza to Tulkarm and ...

Women must often either take a form of birth control when they enter a relationship or when experiencing painful menstrual ...

Holly Bacon shared her painful, 2-year journey to an endometriosis diagnosis after doctors initially dismissed her.

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” exposes how patriarchy mislabels women as “crazy.” This piece reframes that madness as ...

A new Yale study has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body—and why it sometimes goes awry. Since launching her own lab at Yale in 2018, Candie Paulsen ...

A VKA device is an effective and safe option for reducing procedural pain among adults undergoing various dermatologic procedures.

Botulinum toxin (Botox) injections have been shown to offer short-term relief for war amputees in Ukraine. Though best known ...

A mother from Doncaster, South Yorkshire has told of how a 'rushed' doctor told her a lump in her chest was down to wired ...

According to a new report, 1 in 5 kids is affected by chronic pain and often feel like it’s dismissed when they seek help. We ...