Medications

aspirin heart attacks

Nearly half of adults mistakenly believe benefits of daily aspirin outweigh risks

Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and other weight loss products carry undisclosed risks for consumers

Ozempic Weight Loss

More than half of U.S. jails don't provide medication to treat opioid addiction

MOUD

With TV drug ads, what you see is not necessarily what you get

TV Drug Ads

Zepbound, a popular weight-loss drug, is getting a price cut

Zepbound Price Cut

Children's Health

Some children with recurrent wheezing need antivirals – not steroids, study finds

Wheezing Treatments Antivirals

Weight gain is a common side effect of antidepressants, but Wellbutrin causes the least, study finds

Antidepressants Side Effects

Alcohol use disorder can be treated with an array of medications – but few people have heard of them

Alcohol Addiction Medications

High price of popular diabetes drugs deprives low-income people of effective treatment

Why it's important to pay attention to expiration dates on medications

medication expiration dates

Wegovy helps people sustain weight-loss successes for up to 4 years, study finds

Wegovy weight loss

Shortage of alcohol dependency drug threatens many in recovery – at a time when booze sales are up

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be on the way

Asthma Inhaler Prices

Caught a cold or the flu? Don't take too much Tylenol, FDA warns

Tylenol Overuse Risk

Don't let 'FDA-approved' or 'patented' in ads give you a false sense of security

Advertising Supplements FDA

Taking aspirin while on birth control pills may increase the risk of blood clots, study finds

Birth Control NSAID Blood Clot

More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – here's what could be driving the trend

New Alzheimer's drug raises hopes — along with questions

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi

The cancer drug shortage is getting worse, but Congressional politics may prevent governmental help

Social media is fueling enthusiasm for new weight loss drugs. Are regulators watching?

End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system

COVID Emergency Ends

Health Insurance

Prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients, may be reined in

Prior authorization health care

Eli Lilly slashed insulin prices, starting a race to the bottom

Insulin Prices Eli Lilly

Lifestyle changes can help reduce heartburn caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease

GERD Treatment

Millions of Americans rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep, but doctors say they're a short-term solution

Sleeping pills

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Common pain relievers like ibuprofen, naproxen may worsen arthritis inflammation, study finds

A new investigative drug may treat uncontrolled hypertension

Uncontrolled hypertension

Taking antidepressants while pregnant won't increase baby's risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

Antidepressant pregnancy

Common steroid treatments for asthma, allergies may cause cognitive decline, study finds

Glucocorticoids Brain Decline

Can the Apple Watch help prevent strokes? A new study aims to find out

Apple Watch stroke prevention

Self-managed abortions gain attention, but helpers risk legal trouble

French drugmaker asks FDA to approve first over-the-counter birth control pill

Ivermectin is not effective against COVID-19, another study finds

Reports of melatonin ingestion in children have risen significantly in recent years

Melatonin CDC Study

Man's stash of 900 illegal erectile dysfunction pills seized at Philadelphia airport

PHL airport generic viagra

Gut bacteria may explain why hypertension drugs don't work for everyone with high blood pressure

Blood pressure gut bacteria

New eczema treatment provides 'rapid' relief to people with severe symptoms, Eli Lilly says

Eczema treatment lebrikizumab

Pfizer recalls blood pressure drug Accuretic due to potential carcinogen

Pfizer Accuretic Recall

A $35 insulin cap is welcome, popular and bipartisan, but Congress may not pass it anyway

Insulin Cap

Ketamine use for depression remains experimental, but it may reduce suicidal thoughts

Ketamine Depression Treatment

Alcoholism drug has potential as a COVID-19 treatment, but studies are just getting underway

Disulfiram alcoholism COVID-19

Lane Johnson shines a spotlight on anxiety disorders and the drugs used to treat them

Lane Johnson Anxiety SSRIs

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