Cancer affects so many in the world. By 2020, an estimated 1.8 million people were…
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Deprescribing to Be a Better Dad
Regular MedShadow readers are likely familiar with the idea of deprescribing—the process of reducing the number or dose of drugs…
Prescribing a drug to a person who does not need that drug is unconscionable – I mean that word in…
MedShadow recently posted an article in which a journalist investigates his own sleep apnea diagnosis and ends up forgoing expensive…
4 Times to Say “No” To Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Moments When It’s Best to Think Twice Before Popping a Pill These days, our society seems to have a pill…
3 Ways How to Prevent Overdiagnosing
Bob R.’s New York City doctor told him his cholesterol was high and prescribed statins. After taking the statins for…
When you see a news story or read an article about a drug on a website or TV or in a magazine that has ads for that drug, how independent do you think the facts are in that offering?
What to Do With Leftover Painkillers
America has been in an opioid overdose crisis for more than 10 years. For nearly all that time, the medical community has understood that opioid addiction often starts at home with a legitimate prescription
11-Year Old’s Terrifying Journey with Asthma Drug Singulair and Psychiatric Side Effects
We are all aware that medications have side effects. We hear the long list rattled off at the end of…
Prescription drug abuse is a massive issue in our country, with an estimated 18 million people misusing these medications, according…
Polypharmacy: How to Keep Older Adults Safe
Thanks to shifting disease patterns and advances in medical care, life expectancy has been steadily rising in the United States…
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