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Researchers search for more precise ways to measure pain Measuring pain, one of the most fundamental tasks in medicine, remains one of the least accurate.

Rating scales can be for tracking pain intensity over time. If pain goes from eight to four, that probably means you’re feeling better – even if someone else’s four is different to yours.

The FDA has approved suzetrigine (Journavx), a new non-opioid oral drug for acute pain in adults – the first new class of non-opioid pain medicine approved in over 20 years.

A new, large-scale study finds that medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can seriously reduce knee pain for those with moderate to severe osteoarthritis.

A zero-to-10 scale may make sense in certain situations, such as when a nurse uses it to adjust a medication dose for a patient hospitalized after surgery or an accident.

Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: 'Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.' ...