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Nabia Drammeh, 27, a nurse, talks with Maram Ceesay, and her granddaughter, Awa at the Brufut Minor Health Center outside of Banjul, the capital of the Gambia. Awa's mother passed away during childbirth leaving Maram to look after her. The 2-year-old is being treated for pneumonia. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
Fighting Pain Without Opioids: How One Nurse In The Gambia Does It
Orthopedic surgeon Kebba Marenah and his team get ready to perform knee surgery on a 14-year-old at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, the capital of Gambia. The country struggles with a lack of access to sufficient pain medications. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
Patients in the study had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs — on the average, $500 — when they visited a physical therapist first," says Bianca Frogner, a health economist at the University of Washington. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption
Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids
Pfizer's Celebrex painkiller posed no more risk of heart or stroke than ibuprofen or naproxen in a large study. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The Food and Drug Administration says codeine painkillers shouldn't be given to children under age 12. Timsa/Getty Images hide caption
The herbal supplement kratom is marketed as a treatment for a wide variety of health problems. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Across the state of Maine, the number of prescriptions for painkillers is dropping. But some patients who have chronic pain say they need high doses of the medication to be able to function. Fanatic Studio/Getty Images hide caption
Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions
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Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions
A study suggests spinal manipulation can reduce lower back pain for some people. sanjagrujic/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Spinal Manipulation Can Alleviate Back Pain, Study Concludes
Opana ER was reformulated to make it harder to crush and snort, but people abusing the drug turned to injecting it instead. And that fueled an HIV outbreak in Indiana. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Cessation of breathing is a rare, but serious risk for some children who take cough syrup or painkillers that contain codeine, research shows. Advisers to the FDA say no one under 18 should take the drug. iStockphoto hide caption
Limits Urged On The Use Of Codeine To Stop Kids' Coughs And Pain
We all get by better with a little help from our tunes. iStockphoto hide caption
Sutures With A Soundtrack: Music Can Ease Pain, Anxiety Of Surgery
Julie Hamp had recently been appointed head of public relations for Toyota Motor Corp. Kyodo/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Veterans Kick The Prescription Pill Habit, Against Doctors' Orders
FDA Advisers Vote Against Approving New Opioid Painkiller
The prescription painkiller sold under the brand-name Vicodin contains hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen. To reduce the risk of liver damage, the Food and Drug Administration is moving to limit the amount of acetaminophen allowed in prescription medicines. Toby Talbot/AP hide caption
A brain that can let other thoughts bubble up despite being in pain might help its owner benefit from meditation or other cognitive therapies. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Drug overdose deaths have more than tripled in the U.S. since 1990. Opioid painkillers like OxyContin are the cause of three-quarters of those deaths. Toby Talbot/Associated Press hide caption
Drugs found in the medicine chest are claiming more women's lives than cocaine and heroin. Mark Gabrenya/iStockphoto.com hide caption
The painkiller diclofenac is sold under several brand names in the U.S. and abroad, including Voltaren. Wikimedia Commons hide caption