Federal officials approved a new pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid ...

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

The drug, known as suzetrigine, is the first new painkiller approved in the U.S. since 1998. It can be used to relieve pain after surgery or injury, and some researchers say it might be the start of a ...

The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Kennedy to be the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which ...

It was given to people who had acute surgical pain from either abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, or bunion surgery.