As the addiction rate to prescription opioids rises, the medical community is looking for ways to fight what public health officials characterize as an epidemic. One approach aims to stop prescription ...

Using a swab inside the cheek and a sophisticated computer algorithm, a DNA test recently approved by federal regulators promises to assess genetic risk of opioid addiction. The test’s maker says ...

The FDA approved the first test to assess opioid addiction risk; Americans are using more cold and allergy medicines to mask any related symptoms to return to work and social gatherings, but may be ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing criticism following its approval of a genetic test called AvertD, designed to assess the risk of opioid addiction. The test, developed by SOLVD Health, ...

ADDICTION. USING A BRAIN IMPLANT. IT’S STILL A GROWING PROBLEM YEAR BY YEAR. WE’VE SEEN MORE DEATHS, MORE OVERDOSES, DESPITE OUR BEST TREATMENTS. DOCTOR NESTOR TOLMICH BELIEVES ADDICTION IS A DISEASE ...

Using a swab inside the cheek and a sophisticated computer algorithm, a DNA test recently approved by federal regulators promisesto assess genetic risk of opioid addiction. The test’s maker says ...