Ex-doctor’s illegal opioid prescriptions leave lasting scars on Martinsville community
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Joel Smithers, a former doctor from Martinsville, is serving a 40-year sentence in federal…
Azelastine nasal spray cuts coronavirus infection risk, study shows
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study has discovered another way to potentially prevent…
Why Lawsuits Shouldn’t Be First Warning
The world gasps every time a miracle drug turns into a medical headline. India yawns. After all, we…
Swiss government backs mandatory e-prescriptions for medicines
Federal Council wants mandatory electronic prescriptions for medicines Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language…
‘The Paper’ Is the Methadone Version of ‘The Office’
On The Paper, Peacock’s new quasi-spinoff of The Office, Domhnall Gleeson plays Ned Sampson, new editor-in-chief of The…
As Insurers Struggle With GLP-1 Drug Costs, Some Seek To Wean Patients Off
After losing 50 pounds on the injectable weight loss medication Zepbound, Kyra Wensley received a surprising letter from…
Prescriptions up 4% as cost of drugs goes up by 5.6%
The number of medical prescriptions rose by almost 4% to almost 1.77 million last year at a cost…
Authorities warn of surge in illegal online medicine sales
Dutch and European authorities are seeing a sharp increase in the illegal online sale of medicines. Medicines for…
FDA finds Amneal Pharma used contaminated IV bags for sterile drug
In a startling failure of quality control, Amneal Pharmaceuticals relied on contaminated bags for a sterile injectable drug…
Beta-blockers recommended for all heart attack patients, even those with no or mild damage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine someone you care about suddenly experiencing chest pain, turning pale, and breathing heavily.…
Stubborn high blood pressure drops with an experimental drug that inhibits aldosterone
A person using a medical tonometer (Image source: Mockup Graphics via Unsplash; cropped) An experimental drug called baxdrostat…
People on common medications warned ‘do not mix’ with paracetamol or ibuprofen
Paracetamol and ibuprofen are two of the most commonly used painkillers in the UK, but the NHS has…