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Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
PTSD May Plague Nurses, Especially in COVID-19 Era
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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