The Illness Is Bad Enough. The Hospital May Be Even ...
The elderly are particularly vulnerable to “post-hospital syndrome,” some experts believe, and that may be why so many […]
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F.D.A. Did Not Intervene to Curb Risky Fentanyl Prescriptions by ...
Powerful cancer pain drugs were given to patients with other conditions who cannot tolerate them. A program to […]
After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky ...
The drive to reduce opioid use has led patients to clinics offering off-label painkiller injections. Pfizer asked the […]
Vaginal Laser Treatments Can Cause Burns and Scarring, the F.D.A. ...
The agency told seven companies that sell lasers for cosmetic gynecology and related procedures to stop marketing them […]
Maybe You Were Thinking About Eating Raw Centipedes. Don’t. by ...
Dried or powdered centipedes are used in Chinese traditional medicine. But uncooked specimens may contain a parasite that […]
Medicare Slashes Star Ratings for Staffing at 1 in 11 ...
1,387 facilities got only one out of five stars for staffing because they failed to maintain the required […]
Meet the Rebate, the New Villain of High Drug Prices ...
A growing chorus, including the Trump administration, is calling for a rethinking of after-the-fact drug discounts that some […]
Getting Real About Periods, Breast-Feeding, Menopause and More by MAYA ...
There’s a growing wave of women speaking openly and unabashedly about their health issues, amid concern about growing […]
New Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Big Promise in Early Trial Results ...
The drug may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. […]
Possible Link Between Grain-Free Dog Food and Heart Disease, FDA ...
The number of dogs on the popular diets who have developed enlarged hearts is small but concerning. Researchers […]