Judith Graham reports for Kaiser Health News on frequently used over-the-counter and prescription...
Drugs and alcohol
Opioids can kill you
We all know the pleasures of a good painkiller. We often don’t know the risks. If...
Before ordering generic drugs from Canada or any other country...
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who has bought lower-cost medication from Canada or...
How safe are generic drugs?
An op-ed by Katherine Eban in The New York Times exposes the FDA’s lax regulatory oversight...
How to avoid harm from prescription drug overload
Medications can treat symptoms, prevent disease, and even extend our lives. But can taking too many...
PPIs found to increase risk of kidney failure
Routine use of proton pump inhibitors, common over-the-counter medications used to treat acid...
Millions safely import low-cost drugs from abroad
In 2017, Kaiser Health News reported that 19 million Americans import their prescription drugs from...
Six things to know about your over-the-counter medications
Over-the-counter medications are drugs you can buy without a prescription to treat common problems...
Talk to your doctor before taking a cold medicine
With cold and flu season in full swing, people with high blood pressure that is not controlled well...
FDA permits doctors to implant untested medical devices at...
In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee describe how the FDA...