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• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds
• A Hotter World Can Worsen Heart Failure
• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults
• A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds
• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• ADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
• ADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary
• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• After U.S. Warns of Counterfeit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Mexico Shuts Down 23 Pharmacies
• AHA News: Falls Can Be a Serious, Poorly Understood Threat to People With Heart Disease
• Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure
• All-in-One 'Polypill' Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm
• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• Amid Shortages, Federal Agencies Ask Drugmakers to Boost Output of ADHD Meds
• Amid Shortages, Maker Says Restrictions on Wegovy Will Continue Into 2024
• An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's
• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk
• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?
• Are These Pricey New Alzheimer's Drugs Worth It?
• Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Audio Messages Can Help Boost Heart Failure Care
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men
• Breastfeeding May Strengthen a Baby's Heart
• Calcium Supplements Could Spell Trouble for Older Heart Patients
• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?
• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS
• Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study
• Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Risks Later
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• Cases of Meth-Linked Heart Failure Are Spreading Worldwide
• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Certain Painkillers Raise Heart Failure Risk in People With Type 2 Diabetes
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Climate Change's Extreme Temperatures Could Mean More Heart Deaths
• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?
• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study
• Common COVID Drug Might Be Useful at Lower Dose
• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?
• Could Too Little Iron Boost Your Risk for Heart Disease?
• Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?
• COVID Can Harm the Infant Heart
• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Daily Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for Heart Failure
• DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
• Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
• Death Risk Nearly Doubles When COVID Strikes People With Heart Failure
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer
• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy
• Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?
• Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Does COVID Harm the Heart? New Study Says Maybe Not
• Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?
• Dogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns
• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises
• Don't Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say
• Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration
• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Help Slow Nearsightedness in Kids
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too
• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio
• Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
• Extreme Heat Can Bring Extreme Heart Dangers
• Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug
• FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease
• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats
• FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
• FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• FDA Gives OK to Merck's Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill
• FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
• FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Fewer Kids Are Being Prescribed Antipsychotic Meds
• Fish Oil, Vitamin D Won't Prevent A-Fib: Study
• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
• For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching
• Fried Food a Big Factor in Heart Disease, Stroke
• Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
• Get Relief With the Most Common Asthma Medications
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
• Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
• Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
• Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
• Have Heart Failure? Take Precautions During Pandemic
• Heading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
• Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
• Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause
• Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
• Heart Inflammation Very Rare After COVID Vaccination
• Heart Issue Spotted in a Few Young COVID Vaccine Recipients; Experts Say Shots Still Needed
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums
• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Herbals, Yoga, Ginkgo: What Alternative Treatments Help Fight Heart Failure?
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
• In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
• Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
• Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Lifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
• Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
• Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
• 'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
• Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Music Might Help Soothe Ailing Hearts
• Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
• New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
• New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
• New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
• New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Hope for IBD Patients
• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
• New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
• No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Pandemic Gave Clues to Cause of Rare Heart Condition in Kids
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
• Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• People Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• 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
• Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
• 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
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
• Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
• Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
• Restful Sleep Could Help Ward Off Heart Failure
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
• Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
• Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
• Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
• Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
• Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
• Step Counts Aren't Just for the Healthy: They Also Help Heart Failure Patients
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
• Strike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients
• 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
• Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
• The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
• The Most Common Allergy Medicines
• The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
• Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
• Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
• Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
• 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
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Unvaccinated People With Heart Failure Face Triple the Odds of Fatal COVID
• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• Watch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
• Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
• Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
• 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
• When the Weather Heats Up, Stay Cool for Your Heart
• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
• Why Are So Few Seniors Getting Heart Failure Rehab?
• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
• Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
• You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
• Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms