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Study calculates links between prescription medications and risk for suicide
A review of 922 prescription medications taken by almost 150 million people over an 11-year period shows that just 10…
One in three young adults get meds for opioid use disorder after overdose
(HealthDay)—One in three young adults receive medication for opioid use disorder in the 12 months after surviving an overdose, according…
FDA committee: Makena should be removed from market
Makena, a drug used to reduce the risk for preterm births, should be taken off the U.S. market, a U.S.…
Drug combination reverses hypersensitivity to noise in a model of autism spectrum disorder
People with autism often experience hypersensitivity to noise and other sensory input. MIT neuroscientists have now identified two brain circuits…
This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don’t more people carry it?
Forty-seven thousand Americans died of opioid-related overdoses in 2017—similar to the number of deaths from car accidents and gun violence.…
Opioids may not be needed for acute pain control after vasectomy
Opioids do not provide improved pain control following a vasectomy and may be tied to a higher risk for persistent…
Failed cancer drug looks promising for scleroderma and other fibrotic conditions
Sixteen years ago, a research group at Mayo Medical School published results showing that a protein called TRAIL can kill…
OxyContin maker reaches tentative opioid-crisis settlement
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over…
Commonly used antibiotics may lead to heart problems
Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most…