A shortage of cancer drugs is forcing doctors to confront the reality that some patients could die needlessly. “Lives will be shortened,” Dr. Patrick Timmins III, a gynecologic oncologist at Women’s Cancer Care Associates in Albany, New York, told the Atlantic. “A lot of people are going to be hurt,” he added. “I’ve been doing … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use off-brand weight loss drugs containing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy. On Wednesday, officials warned about the dangers of drug compounding — which involves mixing or altering ingredients to create medication — after receiving reports of adverse effects after patients used compounded … Read more
Traveling this long weekend? Get ready to hurry up and wait. AAA expects Memorial Day weekend will be the third busiest for travel overall since the agency started tracking that metric in 2000 — with the company’s senior vice-president of travel predicting this summer will be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” But a … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021. The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – … Read more
Last week, when mom of three Kate Brown, 43, was told her local Walgreens and neighboring pharmacies were out of liquid amoxicillin — it was hard to swallow. Both her 10-year-old, Lydia, and 2-year-old, Genevieve, were in the throes of painful ear infections. Brown not only had to contend with caring for two sick children … Read more
Monkeypox vaccine dose shortages in the United States, which are expected to last for months, are raising immediate questions about how well and for how long a shot can protect against the virus. The vaccine, called Geneos, is approved as a two-dose regimen, but most people at risk of infection are getting a single dose … Read more
The problem of dehydration becomes very common during the summer, but due to not paying attention on time, it can also prove to be dangerous. Although health experts recommend drinking water every half an hour in this season, but our body also gives some indication when there is a lack of water. Due to the … Read more