Medication errors refer to mistakes in prescribing, dispensing and giving medications. They injure hundreds of thousands of people every year
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Researchers suggest a third diabetes medication effective in treating patients with heart failure
A medication used to treat diabetes is able to reduce hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths in patients with heart failure by
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Antiseizure medication in pregnancy associated with twice the risk of autism in child
Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of
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Medication fog can mimic or worsen dementia in the elderly
Claire Dinneen’s daughters thought that worsening dementia was causing her growing confusion, but her doctor suspected something else. Dr. Pei
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ADHD medication may affect brain development in children
A drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to affect the development of the brain’s signal-carrying white matter in
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US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years
The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with
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NIH trial evaluates long-acting HIV medication unable to adhere to strict daily regimens
A clinical trial to evaluate long-acting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for maintaining HIV suppression in people for whom adhering to conventional
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