Medisafe offers short videos for most medications where a doctor describes the medication and explains possible side effects and other useful information. The app will even flag possible interactions if you are taking multiple medications. The free version is excellent, but you can get rid of ads and unlock some extra customization options with a … Read more
PARIS — French president Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication, a first in the country. The move follows last year’s report indicating that most French citizens support legalizing end-of-life options. In an interview published Monday by French newspapers La … Read more
After admitting that she uses weight-loss medication as a “maintenance tool,” Oprah Winfrey is bringing the conversation to TV. On Thursday, ABC announced that the media mogul will host a primetime special event featuring sit-down conversations around the radical impact of prescription weight-loss medications. Premiering on March 18, An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution aims to “delve into the … Read more
After noticing some pill capsules were half-filled, Tabetha Klein worried about the potential consequences of over- or under-dosing her son Tabetha Klein Tabetha Klein A North Carolina mom made an alarming discovery over the holidays when she noticed unexpected inconsistencies in her son’s ADHD medication dosage. Due to her 12-year-old son Noah’s sensitivity to red … Read more
MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad family are clinging to a strict survival routine. They fled their comfortable three-bedroom home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war broke out nearly three months ago. The 10-person family now squeezes into a 16-square meter (172-square foot) tent … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president is inaugurating a ‘super pharmacy’ in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but the hospital in question doesn’t have it. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s solution was to outfit a big warehouse on the outskirts … Read more
Matthew Perry‘s official autopsy states the actor was receiving testosterone shots, which an unnamed witness in the document alleges made him “mean and angry,” per the report obtained by The Blast. This is in addition to the ketamine found in Perry’s system, which has been ruled the official cause of death. Perry’s assistant also said … Read more
The US Supreme Court decided Wednesday to hear a case challenging access to abortion pills in the United States, including in states where abortion is legal. This will be the most consequential case for access to reproductive health care since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Following the Roe decision, many patients seeking … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal city of Ensenada, after they were detected selling fake or fentanyl-laced pills. Marines and health inspection authorities seized 4,681 boxes of medications that may have been offered for sale without proper safeguards, may have been faked and … Read more
A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. The Population Council announced Thursday that Kiara Health of Johannesburg will start making the silicone rings in the next few years, estimating that 1 million could be produced annually. The … Read more