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  1. Why is it so hard to create new types of #painrelievers?
    As the #opioid crisis rages, companies are on a hunt for new, nonaddictive #pain #medicines. A new study by Boston-based biotech #Vertex may be making headway with its compound #VX548, a pill that aims to relieve pain in wake of surgery. Highest dose of compound offered greater pain relief than placebo after bunion removal or tummy tuck. That’s good news in a space that has had more than its fair share of setbacks. technologyreview.com/2023/08/1