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Drugs can interact with one another in ways that are harmful. A study finds that taking oxycodone with certain SSRIs can make an opioid overdose more likely.
With the dual threats of antibiotic resistance and emerging pandemics, finding new drugs becomes even more urgent. A trove of medicines may be lying under our nose.
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
By late July 2022, monkeypox was present in more than 70 countries with significant spread in certain communities. As a result, the World Health Organization began taking steps to fight the virus.
Making them pay is important but it’s not going to stop drugmakers from endangering public health.
Face masks are still an effective way to help stop the spread of the BA.5 subvariant.
Abortion pills are available online, and many of them are safe. But not all sites have been properly vetted for legitimacy.
According to a letter from Biden’s doctor, the president has a runny nose, mild fatigue and a slight cough. The letter also noted that Biden began taking an antiviral drug the morning he tested positive.
Current expiration date system leads to confused consumers and wasted food.
Because some seizures are relatively subtle, they can go unrecognized, leading to a delay in diagnosis.
Models shows that some 4 million people in the US have lost a grandparent to COVID-19. But until now, there has been a dearth of research into the mental health effects of losing a grandparent.
While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people. Yet that distinction is lacking in public health messaging.
Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the body.
The unending stream of violence on news and entertainment programming can have a negative impact on kids of all ages.
Despite the popular belief that vitamin E and beta carotene supplements help prevent heart disease and cancer, the latest research suggests they do not – but the supplements do have potential risks.
In the mid-1800s, France was at the epicenter of the international movement to medicalize hashish, a potent form of cannabis. Now the country’s medical marijuana research is making a comeback.
COVID-19 deaths tend to be more unexpected and traumatic than other types of deaths. A sociologist explains the mental health burdens facing the millions who’ve lost a relative to the coronavirus.
Research suggests that alternative treatments for migraine, including physical therapy, massage and vitamin supplements, can make a difference.
Early detection of breast cancer is critical to improving chances of survival. But racial and ethnic minority patients systematically have delayed diagnoses that reduce the benefits of screening.
New research on young, healthy humans found the body begins overheating when exposed to temperatures and humidity lower than previously believed.
A health policy researcher explains how doctors determine their pay rates, and the system that lets them do it.
ADHD diagnoses are on the rise, a trend that might in part be driven by overdiagnosis. A new study finds that white children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHD.
A severe shortage of tampons alongside sharp price increases have sparked concerns that lower-income women may have difficulty accessing menstrual products.