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Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Many Americans Pause Social Media as National Tensions Rise
Many Consumers Misunderstand Those 'Best Before' Food Labels
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Existing Drugs Could Be Potent COVID Fighters: Study
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Merck's COVID Pill Appears Effective, But May Pose Pregnancy Risks: FDA
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Monoclonal Antibody Rx for COVID Can Be Safely Given by Injection: Study
Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Social Media Use, More Fake COVID News
More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Muffins Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
Need Accurate Info on Liver Disease? Don't Head to TikTok
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
New USDA Rules Ramp Up Oversight of Organic Food
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
Organic Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis Cases, FDA Warns
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pfizer Restarts Production Plant in North Carolina Following Tornado Damage in July
Pfizer Says Lower Dose of Its COVID Vaccine Protects Younger Children
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Sales of Unproven, Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies Are Booming
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA
Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skip the Texts: Face-to-Face Meetings Make College Students Happier
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Social Isolation Can Raise Odds for Dementia
Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill Ruling
Tattoo Regret? Here's Tips on Safely Getting Old 'Ink' Removed
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two Top Officials in FDA's Vaccine Review Office to Retire
Two Vaccines Show Effectiveness Against Emerging COVID Variants
Two-Thirds of Doctors, Researchers Say They've Faced Harassment Since Start of Pandemic
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Underwear That Guards Against STDs During Oral Sex? FDA Says Yes
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Volunteering Late in Life May Keep Alzheimer's Away
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Week Off Social Media Boosts Mental Health: Study
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When College Students Cut Back on Social Media, They Got Happier: Study
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Facebook, Twitter Flag Posts as 'Unverified,' Readers Listen
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
With CDC Approval, COVID Shots For Kids Under 5 Ready for Delivery
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
'You Didn't Tag Me!' Instagram Snubs Hurt, Study Confirms
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn't Strike Everyone
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