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Most of us regularly take over-the-counter painkillers - but which one is best? Dr Chris van Tulleken explains that which pill you choose should depend on the type of pain you’re experiencing.

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain.

One in three people who take prescription painkillers show signs of addiction, a major analysis found. The study – involving ...

A County Durham woman who had a bad reaction to strong painkillers slapped a nurse before smashing up two cars with a hammer.