Browsing: Medications

Most of PrEP’s side effects are relatively mild and dissipate within a few months. However, these drugs can come with rare but serious risks.

Updated Jan 5, 2023 with new details on Paxlovid side effects. Two recently authorized antiviral drugs designed to protect against…

MedShadow recently posted an article in which a journalist investigates his own sleep apnea diagnosis and ends up forgoing expensive…

Two years ago, a researcher who specializes in the safety of breast milk was in the midst of breastfeeding her…

The “morning-after pill” is available to a second generation at Jennifer’s home. “I have three teenagers, two boys and a…

Veda has used both the so-called abortion pill and a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure to end two separate pregnancies. …

Shalamar suffered from chronic insomnia. She couldn’t fall asleep after her late-night shifts as a server at a New York…

Wouldn’t it be great if there were some sort of test you could take to predict which medications are likely…

Taking too many medications raises your risk of adverse events. Deprescribing—the thoughtful process of identifying problematic medications and reducing the…

The big idea Many over-the-counter dietary supplement products – particularly those used for sexual enhancement and weight loss – are…