People with mild to moderate wear-and-tear knee arthritis felt less pain and had better mobility after radiation treatment, ...

Gy, short for gray, is a unit that measures the amount of energy from radiation deposited into a unit mass of tissue. Dr. Kim says that a single low dose of radiation for knee pain would be about 5 ...

The growing cannabis legalization has translated into an increased awareness of the plant’s medicinal properties. More people are now talking about marijuana than before, an excellent development for ...

A newly identified brain pathway in mice could explain why placebos, or interventions designed to have no therapeutic effect, still relieve pain. Developing drugs that target this pathway may lead to ...

A single course of low-dose radiation therapy may provide a safe and effective alternative treatment option for people with ...

WASHINGTON -- An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further ...

For years, virtual reality (VR) has been used in pain management for hospitalized adults and children, to take their minds ...

New research has revealed that a common medication might not be safe for everyone. Acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, is a pain reliever and fever reducer that's often included in other drugs, such as ...

Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing ...

People undergoing chemotherapy can experience considerable side effects, including nausea and vomiting, hair loss, mood changes and other health issues. New research shows 4 in 10 people who have ...

“While the hand map in non-musicians’ brains shrank after just two days of pain, the maps in musicians’ brains remained ...

In 2024, over 74 million controlled drugs were prescribed in England alone, with more than 25 million of these being Schedule ...