Gabapentin prescriptions for chronic back pain were linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk. Risks were especially high for chronic back pain patients ages 35 to 64. The study ...

It is nearly 30 years since the Guinness authorities officially ceased monitoring feats of extreme sleeplessness. So Mr Robert McDonald’s record 18-day, 21-hour and 40-minute stretch of self-imposed ...

• Prescriptions for the nerve-pain drug have doubled in 15 years as doctors moved away from opioids and benzodiazepines. • Growing research links it to risks including dementia, suicidal behavior and ...

A recent report has revealed over 5,300 adverse events involving gabapentin in 2025, including a notable increase in cases linked to dementia and cognitive impairment. Multiple studies, including a ...

John Avery was just back from a guys’ golfing weekend and doing dead lifts at the gym in 2023 when he felt a pop in his lower back. A disc had slipped and was pressing on a nerve. After months of rest ...

"At this time, the competent authorities are conducting investigations to determine the causes of the accident," Colombia's National Road Safety Agency said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend ...

A painkiller alternative to opioids could be tricking doctors into misdiagnosing heart failure, a new study warns. Drugs like gabapentin and pregabalin are frequently prescribed to treat nerve pain, ...

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin — which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain — leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

New research finds you’re more likely to zone out when you’re tired. Scientists tracked exactly what happens in the brain during these attention lapses. The finding suggest this is a way for the brain ...

Prescriptions for gabapentin have surged over the past decade, making the drug the fifth most dispensed medication nationwide in 2024, despite growing safety concerns for older adults, according to ...

Gabapentin dispensing occurred at higher rates among female patients and adults 65 years and older. HealthDay News — The rate of gabapentin prescribing slowed after 2016, but is still increasing, ...

A widely prescribed drug for chronic pain may carry hidden risks for brain health, especially among younger adults. A new study conducted by American researchers using data from more than 26,000 ...