Tag Archives: Pain-Relieving Drugs

Sonya Liakh was 2 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine interrupted her chemotherapy. The lapse in treatment allowed the cancer to spread. Soon new tumors emerged. Sonya lost both her eyes. Ukrainian children with long-term illnesses and severe disabilities …

Mary Peart, 67, a retired nurse in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., began taking gabapentin a year and a half ago to reduce the pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia. The drug helps her climb stairs, walk her dog and take art lessons, she said. With it, “I have a life,” she said. “If …