Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have demanded a government investigation into a recent estimated nine percent increase in the prices of some of the most commonly used brand-name prescription drugs. Read Summary >
Results from a new study suggest that hospital patients who suffer a side effect from treatment are more likely to give high ratings to their care when hospital staff are forthcoming with information about what went wrong with the treatment. Read Summary >
According to new research, there's a new option on the horizon for people who suffer from chronic back pain, re-growing healthy discs in the spine--without surgery. Read Summary >
Doctors say a new implanted spinal cord stimulator, a device similar to an implanted pacemaker, may provide relief for people who suffer from chronic pain. Read Summary >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new skin patch called Qutenza to treat postherpetic neuralgia, the nerve pain that may follow shingles. Read Summary >
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act forbids employers and health insurance companies from making employment, coverage, and rate decisions based on a person's genetic makeup. Read Summary >
According to a new study, chronic pain patients who suffer from depression are more likely to be prescribed narcotic painkillers such as morphine and codeine. Read Summary >
