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How Do Doctors, Patients Manage Side Effects of Gender-Affirming Care?
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How Do Doctors, Patients Manage Side Effects of Gender-Affirming Care?

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Antibiotics & Antidepressants on Top of the FDA Watch List

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Hidden OTC Dangers in Your Medicine Cabinet

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3 Drug Classes and Side Effects That Send More Seniors to the ER

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For Weight Loss Drugs, Benefits Don’t Outweigh the Risks

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FDA SIDE EFFECTS UPDATE: New Liver Injury Warnings for MS Drugs and Epilepsy Treatment

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Antibiotics May Negate Benefits of Breastfeeding

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Should You Get the RSV Vaccine? Some Experts Urge Caution

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Can I Take Fish Oil With Warfarin?

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Opioid Prescription Painkillers Have Hidden, Deadly Side Effects
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Opioid Prescription Painkillers Have Hidden Deadly Side Effects

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What are “long-term effects of medicine”?

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Irregular Heartbeat Risk Associated with Common ADHD Med

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Doctors Discuss Antipsychotic Side Effect

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More Children Taking Supplements, Some With Side Effects

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A Guide to Contraception and Side Effects

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Heart Failure Drug Rejected, Rejected Again, Then Approved, What’s Up?

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