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Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines…

There’s a prescription drug abuse problem sweeping the United States, but fixing it will require a systematic change focused on how most health…

To The Editor:I understand Health News Florida did not write the story on pharmacies being allocated narcotics, however, I think a disservice to the…

A former Memorial Hospital surgical tech is suing Memorial Healthcare System and a long-time Hollywood surgeon who she says sexually harassed and groped…

Most child deaths from abuse or neglect uncovered in a year-long Miami Herald investigation occurred in families where one or both parents had a…

To the Editor:Re: http://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/uf-psychiatrists-treatment-was-correct In the above letter to the editor from Vance Dawson, attorney for…

A University of Florida psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist who has an addiction history of his own has gone on leave after running into…

In the latest attempt to stem an epidemic of opioid painkiller overdoses, the FDA tightened prescribing guidelines. The drugs should only be used for patients with severe pain when other treatments have failed, the agency says, not for moderate pain.

Banks have dye packs to track stolen cash. Drivers have LoJacks to track stolen cars. Now Florida authorities may get a gadget to track stolen pain…