A New York Times report on the human use of a veterinary sedative called medetomidine depicts an alarming trend around the ...

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Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released ...

Despite longstanding guidelines, many dementia patients are still prescribed brain-altering medications that can raise the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...

The longtime comedian recently looked back on a period of time early in her career when she was dealing with anorexia and ...

SaveHealth reports that insulin therapy is crucial for diabetes management, with various options available, including rapid- ...