Medications

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Antidepressants can make people more susceptible to heat-related illnesses

When buying GLP-1 weight-loss drugs online, it's easy to bypass doctor consultations, secret shoppers find

GLP-1s Prescription Oversight

Children's Health

More teens are getting hospitalized for trying to get high on Benadryl, poison control warns

Benadryl Challenge Medication

Trump promised cheaper drugs. Some prices dropped. Many others shot up

Trump Drug Prices

American spending on prescription drugs to surpass $1 trillion this year

Prescription Drug Spending

Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday signs letter supporting federal PBM transparency rule

Dave Sunday PBMs

Alzheimer's drugs have no meaningful effect, new analysis says. But other researchers are criticizing the study

Alzheimer's disease medications

Newly approved weight-loss pills could expand access to GLP-1s

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GLP-1 drugs are great weight-loss tools. But they work best with lifestyle changes, experts say

Weight Loss Drugs

Weight-loss drug Wegovy now available as a daily pill, sparing users weekly shots

Wegovy Pill Form

Philly's recovery housing complex now offers residents on-site addiction treatment medications

Riverview opioid medication

Children's Health

Trump's claims on Tylenol's link to autism draw rebuke from scientists

Why are more older people dying after falls?

Health Insurance

As insurers struggle with weight-loss drug costs, some seek to wean patients off

Children's Health

Young children with ADHD are being medicated too quickly, study says

ADHD Medication Prescription

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

aspirin heart attacks

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

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

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

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

Advertising Supplements FDA

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

Tylenol Overuse Risk

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

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GLP-1 Cancer Prevention

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread

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