Scared Of on MSN

Doctors issue new safety warnings about these 8 popular OTC medications

You trust them. You keep them in your medicine cabinet. Maybe you reach for one without a second thought when you feel the ...
PolitiFact

What’s driving down US overdose deaths? Experts cite drug supply changes, increased naloxone

A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...
WFTV

Data shows medication-assisted treatment works for opioid use disorder—so why aren't more people getting it?

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a treatable but potentially life-threatening condition. Yet millions of people still lack access to the most effective treatment options. According to recently released ...
A Magical Mess on MSN

8 popular over-the-counter medications doctors are now warning against

We trust them. They're sitting right there on our pharmacy shelves, no prescription needed, promising quick relief from ...
The Scientist

Medication Use Associated with Gut Microbiome Changes Years Later

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...
Los Angeles Times

Stigma only makes drug use more dangerous

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...
The Conversation

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here’s why medical research cuts will make it worse

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...