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Is Tamiflu Safe for Kids? Exploring the Risk of Hallucinations

25 years after the medication was first approved, the answer still isn’t clear.

Dec 1, 2024

My Struggle With My Daughter’s First Vaccines: Why Agencies Must Address Parents’ Fears

Trying to find detailed information on side effects proved harder than I had imagined. It shouldn’t be this way

Oct 22, 2024

ADHD: Symptoms, Medications, and Drug-Free Strategies

Between 2020 and 2021, there was a large jump in the number of prescriptions doctors wrote for ADHD medications, according to the CDC. But even before 2020, prescriptions had been on the rise for nearly…

Aug 23, 2024

Side Effects of the New Alzheimer’s Drugs

New FDA-approved Alzheimer's drugs — Aduhelm, Leqembi, and Kisunla — have shown side effects, including brain bleeds and swelling. Are they worth the risk?

Jul 11, 2024

Navigating the Risks: Understanding the Dangers of Wellbutrin

Comprehensive Insights into Potential Side Effects and Safety Concerns of Wellbutrin (Bupropion)

Jun 10, 2024

How Medications Affect Your Dental Health

During your first visit to the dentist’s office, you may have noticed a medical history and medications section in your file. Your dentist will collect your detailed medical history, and not just your dental one.

May 16, 2024

“Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present,” by Harriet A. Washington

Medical Apartheid opens with Harriet A. Washington unearthing a pair of folders in her office, a poison-control center at a teaching hospital in New York.

Mar 18, 2024

6 Drugs That Can Make You Gain Weight

For many of us, lowering our risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, or even chronic pain, includes monitoring and maintaining our weight. Frankie Kidd, who takes insulin for type 1 diabetes, gained weight…

Oct 20, 2023

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

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a drug called Inpefa to reduce the risk of heart failure in people with Type 2 diabetes.

Jul 13, 2023

Diet, Exercise and Drugs for Autoimmune Diseases

Usually, our immune systems protect us from all kinds of outside invaders like the bacteria that causes strep throat and the virus that causes COVID, but what happens when our immune system’s highly-specialized antibodies, white…

Mar 6, 2023

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