Longevity & Aging

Medicines & safety

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Longer opioid courses and gabapentin for back pain tied to twice the opioid addiction risk in Medicaid study

Oct 21, 2026

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Doxy-PEP: how the antibiotic taken after sex works, who US guidance covers and why resistance is a worry

Oct 12, 2026

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Hormone therapy is first choice for hot flashes in a new US guideline built on a review of 90 trials

Oct 12, 2026

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A potent prescription-only steroid was found, unlabeled, in 6 of 18 skin products bought from online retailers

Oct 12, 2026

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Tick-borne meat allergy linked to allergic reactions when type O patients get type B plasma or platelets

Oct 12, 2026

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Long COVID fatigue trial retracted and republished: fluvoxamine result intact, side-effect figures revised

Oct 9, 2026

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Tadalafil (Cialis) for urinary symptoms tied to 22% higher glaucoma risk in men

Sep 26, 2026

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Engineered immune cells improved rheumatoid arthritis in all six patients in a first safety trial

Sep 23, 2026

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A two-armed antibody cleared more HER2-positive breast tumors before surgery than standard treatment

Sep 16, 2026

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A daily pill beat placebo for hidradenitis suppurativa across two trials of 619 patients

Sep 16, 2026

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Cardiology professionals were less likely than the public to take recommended blood pressure drugs

Sep 8, 2026

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COPD patients left hospital without guideline inhalers in more than one in five cases

Sep 8, 2026

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Antihistamines helped eczema too little for patients to notice, across 47 trials

Sep 4, 2026

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An old antibiotic beat a newer drug at preventing COPD flare-ups, 17% fewer

Sep 4, 2026

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Getting the steroid as an injection rather than a tablet halved the odds of still taking it a year later

Aug 31, 2026

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A phone app lifted tuberculosis cure rates from 74% to 82% in a randomized trial

Aug 28, 2026

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Pharmacist deprescribing cut 2.5 drugs per patient, but six-month totals held steady

Aug 17, 2026

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High-dose statins tracked less macular degeneration

Aug 17, 2026