Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small quantities to specific locations.
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Immunotherapy has the potential to eliminate tumors, but works best for select patients. Engineering T cells to bypass cancer’s defenses could help expand treatment eligibility to more patients.
After testing positive for COVID, your medicine prescription will depend on the severity of your symptoms and any other health conditions you have.
Many approved drugs work on the body in ways that researchers still aren’t entirely clear about. Seeing this as an opportunity instead of a flaw may lead to better treatments for complex conditions.
One promising cancer treatment has been in the works for decades, but severe side effects have kept it out of the clinic. A reengineered version may offer a way to safely harness its potent effects.
Resistant bacteria aren’t the only risk posed by overprescribing antibiotics. A more immediate risk is side-effects and reactions, which a new review shows are surprisingly frequent and often severe.
Many people are taking glucosamine for their osteoarthritis. But do they really need to stop in light of new safety warnings?
A new book, ‘The Thalidomide Catastrophe,’ raises new questions about the conduct of corporations involved. It is the duty of governments to find out the answers.
Sleeping tablets such as Ambien can have serious side effects.
More than 47 million people age 65 and older live in the US, and many need help accessing health care. Here are some questions that grown children should ask their parents’ doctors.
A study has shown an association between antidepressants in pregnancy and risk to the baby. But there are many factors to consider if deciding whether to stay on an antidepressant if you’re pregnant.
Some people can feel drowsy or can’t concentrate days after an operation. While it’s easy to blame the anaesthetics, the real picture is usually more complicated.
Media reports have emerged of psychotic episodes in children brought about by a common asthma medication.
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Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
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Professor of Pharmacy, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary professorial fellow, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer (Complementary Medicines) Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Honorary Fellow, Anaesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Women’s Mental Health at Austin Health – Northpark Private Hospital, Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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