How to wrap your head around the finer points of prescription drugs.
Walmart Is Making It Safer to Throw Away Prescription Painkillers
More than 65 percent of people who misuse prescription opioids get them from family and friends.
A Single Pill Could Replace A Week's Worth Of HIV Drugs
Researchers are testing a 'pillbox in a capsule' that can slowly release six different medications.
Researchers Are Working on a Less Addictive Opioid
A new discovery could lead to safer painkillers with fewer side effects.
Medicaid Leaves Many Hepatitis C Patients Behind
The price of treatment has dropped for everyone except the most vulnerable patients.
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The FDA Approved a Treatment for One Type of Blindness
It's the first gene therapy for an inherited disease.
Having an Egg Allergy Isn’t a Reason to Skip the Flu Shot
The flu vaccine is safe for people with egg allergies, say multiple expert groups.
These New Drugs Can Cut the Frequency of Migraines in Half
They're the first medications developed specifically to prevent migraines.
You'll No Longer Need a Prescription to Get Viagra in the UK
The manufacturer was coy about whether the US is next.
Quitting Opioids Cold Turkey Made Me Want to Die
Withdrawal is not a psychological longing, it is a physical demand.
I Got Addicted to the Needle Even When There Was Nothing to Shoot Up
"When there wasn't any heroin left, I shot up random crap."