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• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study

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• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds

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• 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds

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• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults

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• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women

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• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery

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• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens

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• ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary

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• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

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• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?

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• AHA News: How Much Do You Know About Thrombosis? Probably Not Enough

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• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year

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• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost

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• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds

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• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

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• An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's

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• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk

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• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients

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• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds

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• Are High-Dose Blood Thinners Needed for Severe COVID-19?

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• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

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• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?

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• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?

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• Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?

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• Arm Squeezes With Blood Pressure Cuffs Might Aid Recovery After Stroke

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• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too

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• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure

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• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans

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• Binge-Watching Could Raise Your Blood Clot Risk

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• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

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• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression

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• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer

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• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots

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• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men

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• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?

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• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study

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• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds

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• Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury

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• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery

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• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital

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• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually

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• Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured

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• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients

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• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study

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• Common COVID Drug Might Be Useful at Lower Dose

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• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues

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• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk

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• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

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• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus

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• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

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• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds

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• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

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• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

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• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

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• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?

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• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

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• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?

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• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?

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• Could Tiny Blood Clots Make COVID-19 More Lethal?

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• Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

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• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?

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• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says

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• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study

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• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows

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• COVID-19 Now Linked With Strokes in Young Patients

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• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival

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• COVID-19 Ups Complication Risks During Childbirth

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• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy

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• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

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• Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?

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• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

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• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises

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• Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns

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• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

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• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

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• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

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• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

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• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer

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• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too

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• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

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• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

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• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study

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• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio

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• Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study

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• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

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• Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble

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• FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug

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• FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years

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• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

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• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats

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• FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma

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• FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• FDA Gives OK to Merck's Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill

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• FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug

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• First Case of COVID-19 Triggering Recurrent Clots in Patient's Arm

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• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID

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• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse

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• Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here's How to Do It Safely

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• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study

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• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

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• Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19

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• Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure

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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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• Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums

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• High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?

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• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

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• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

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• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work

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• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs

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• Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child

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• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches

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• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills

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• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

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• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

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• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study

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• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do

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• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half

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• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study

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• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

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• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy

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• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug

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• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk

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• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy

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• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms

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• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

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• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

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• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study

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• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

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• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

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• Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds

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• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

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• New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review

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• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

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• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

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• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

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• New Hope for IBD Patients

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• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

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• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• New Treatment Fights Rare Cases of Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots

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• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

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• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients

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• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped

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• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement

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• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives

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• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

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• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis

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• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID

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• Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

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• Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months

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• Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic

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• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

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• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

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• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

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• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%

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• Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients

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• Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots

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• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

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• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

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• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

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• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

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• Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs

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• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches

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• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near

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• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib

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• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After

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• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

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• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

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• Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners

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• Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study

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• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

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• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study

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• Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study

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• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

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• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

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• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

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• What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?

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• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

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• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve

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• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?

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• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?

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• Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke

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• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

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• You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study