By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News Bill McAdams, a 45-year-old travel nurse from Holiday, Florida, was ...

By Dr. Ilene Ruhoy  Twelve years ago, I got sick — and no one believed me. Doctor after doctor dismissed my symptoms, writing them off as everything from chronic sinus infections to perimenopause. ...

By Crystal Lindell The University of Oklahoma has received a $3.4 million dollar federal grant to help Native Americans with ...

The National Institutes of Health approved a clear plan for how to help these patients in 2024: The ME/CFS Research Roadmap. After the November midterm elections, Congress will finish writing the ...

By Madora Pennington I have an old knee injury. You probably have one, too.  Or maybe it’s your hip, ankle or elbow. ...

By Crystal Lindell Actress Christina Applegate told the world this week that her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis was actually a misdiagnosis. It was an incredible act of bravery -- especially since ...

By Crystal Lindell Chronic pain patients are the most likely group to find discriminating and judgmental language in their medical records, according to a new study published in JAMA . The researchers ...

By Pat Anson Results from two new studies suggest that opioid pain medication is useful for treating short-term acute pain, but the benefits decline when opioids are taken long term. In the first ...

By Pat Anson The first clinical trials in the United States for a cannabis-based medicine for chronic pain are getting underway. New York State has authorized a clinical trial of VER-01 in patients ...

By Jennifer Schlinger  Imagine your mom has just been discharged from the hospital to a rehabilitation center after hip replacement surgery. She has the paperwork, the facility’s address – and a long ...

The University of Oklahoma has received a $3.4 million dollar federal grant to help Native Americans with chronic pain – and they’re going to spend all of it on an app. The money, which is coming from ...

Fibromyalgia sufferers who have yearned for new treatments finally have one. Tonix Pharmaceuticals says the Food and Drug Administration has approved Tonmya for the treatment of fibromyalgia in adults ...