Drug Safety
Could It Be My Medications?
Modern medications can be miracles that save us or our loved ones. But they come with complexities. No medicine goes straight to its desired target…
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Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications
Shedding Light on the Risks
& Benefits of Medications 
David Healy
David Healy, MD, FRCPsych, is a professor in the department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He’s also the author of Shipwreck of the Singular.
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