By Crystal Lindell When I first developed intercostal neuralgia in 2013, I was so undermedicated and in so much pain that ...

By Pat Anson The high cost of healthcare is a big problem for many Americans. A KFF survey recently found that about one in ...

By Crystal Lindell Just as federal, state and local governments look to ban various forms of kratom, researchers at ...

By Pat Anson Just days before the midterm elections, the Trump Administration is taking full credit for a recent decline in ...

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

By Crystal Lindell Bowen Wan was a 31-year-old immigrant from China who had made a new life for herself in the United States.

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. ...

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 ...

Just as federal, state and local governments look to ban various forms of kratom, researchers at Washington State University are getting $7.5 million to study how it impacts chronic pain. The grant is ...

“There is little evidence that physicians and surgeons prescribing opioids for short-term pain relief leads to substantial levels of opioid use disorder (OUD), addiction, or death.” That one sentence, ...

There’s a lot of advice out there on how to get a doctor to take you seriously. Most of it is wrong. Lucky for you, I’ve been in pain for a decade! Through trial and lots of errors, I’ve learned a few ...

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. “A lot of them are straight-up insulting,” said ...