Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat ...

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(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration signed off ...

Many Americans reach for medicine far more often than they may realize, according to a new national survey that highlights ...

W hen first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you may have been able to manage blood sugar levels with diet, exercise, and a first-line medication. But as the condition progresses, the body becomes more ...

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Government surveys show that analgesics, or medications that control pain, are the most commonly prescribed type of drug in hospitals. About 80 million Americans fill prescriptions each year for ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. The drug, suzetrigine, is a 50-milligram prescription ...