Plant-based eye drops harness photosynthesis to heal dry eyes
What if your eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers…
Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher postoperative breast cancer pain
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with more moderate to severe pain following breast cancer surgery and an increased…
Some Medicare Patients Can Now Get Free CBD
The Trump administration has been making headlines for taking steps to loosen restrictions around cannabis, including legalizing it…
New research reassures mothers on NSAID safety during the first trimester
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, taken during the first trimester of pregnancy are not…
Survey finds one in three women suffer silently with pelvic prolapse
Up to half of all women will experience some degree of pelvic organ prolapse in their lifetime. The…
Government launches free mental health toolkit for small businesses
“The business mental health toolkit, it actually says, ‘hey, there are available free resources today that you can…
Older adults increasingly use cannabis for pain and sleep relief
For adults over 60, cannabis use is increasing faster than in any other demographic. But science has yet…
Brain imaging study identifies two distinct biological migraine subtypes
They’ve been described as “brain on fire” or “an ice pick through the head.” Migraine headaches affect more…
NIH awards $3.9 million grant to develop a non-opioid pain treatment
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded…
Canberra speech pathologist convicted of using details of people she knew to illegally obtain medication
A Canberra speech pathologist has been convicted of using the details of people she knew, including parents of…
New clinical guidelines significantly reduce opioid prescriptions after ear surgery
A new retrospective study published in OTO Open, the open-access journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and…
U.S. dentists still prescribe opioids at higher rates globally
People getting their teeth pulled or drilled by dentists in the United States are still much more likely…