Think you are allergic to penicillin? There is a 90 per cent chance you may not be anymore
Over 90% of people recorded as having a penicillin allergy may not actually be allergic. Experts Misha Devchand and Dr. […]
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Dermatologists issue consensus guideline for opioid prescribing
Increased use of antibiotics may predispose to Parkinson’s disease
Advanced breast cancer patients denied access to life-prolonging drugs and opioids
Saffron effectively complements antidepressant medications
Equivalence seen between drug classes for hypertension monotherapy
Acute kidney injury often seen with checkpoint inhibitor use
Gabapentinoids appear increasingly to be prescribed, off-label, for cancer pain
US-born residents more than five times likely to use prescription opioids than new immigrants
FDA approves new drug for most common form of cystic fibrosis