MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Four years after the state of Georgia approved the distribution of low-dose THC, medical marijuana may be sold at local pharmacies. That will make Georgia the first U.S. state where pharmacies sell medical cannabis, CNN reported. By year’s end, patients who meet aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests a link between middle school students being disciplined for marijuana use and legalization of recreational weed, particularly when schools are close to dispensaries that sell the drug. Researchers studied this in Oregon, where recreational marijuana became legal for adults backContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While U.S. policymakers have restricted flavored vapes to make e-cigarettes less appealing to young people, that plan may be backfiring. A new study found that for every 0.7 milliliters of “e-liquid” for e-cigarettes that isn’t sold because of flavor restrictions, an additional 15Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn’t work. Oral phenylephrine is an active ingredient in such well-known products as Sudafed and Dayquil. An FDA advisory committee ruledContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is starting to test speedy prescription drug delivery by drones in selected locations.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgery every year. To prevent infection, doctors often give them a second antibiotic — but new research suggests this can backfire. Adding a second antibiotic at the time of hip and knee replacement surgery may actually increaseContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth may be a powerful way to get people with opioid use disorder to take — and stay on — medication to treat their addiction. Researchers report that those who started buprenorphine treatment via telehealth had an increased likelihood of staying in treatmentContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID infection can raise the risk of a rare immune system attack on the body’s nerves — but vaccination might protect against it, a large new study suggests. The study, of more than 3 million Israeli adults and teenagers, found that COVID infectionContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An inexpensive medication long used for depression and migraines now has a clinical trial to back up its off-label use for another condition that lowers quality of life: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In the study, British researchers found that those taking amitriptyline wereContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans born in recent years can likely count on taking prescription drugs for about half their life, according to new research. For males born in 2019, it’s about 48% of their lives. For women, it’s 60% of their lifetime, the study found. “TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions. The company filed a notice Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission saying itContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new trial demonstrates the power of the diabetes drug Mounjaro in fighting obesity, helping folks who used the medication lose about 60 pounds. “In this study, people who added tirzepatide [Mounjaro] to diet and exercise saw greater, longer-lasting weight reduction than thoseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have now gotten the newly updated COVID vaccines. Unfortunately, that’s still lagging behind the number who sought booster shots last fall. For the the first updated boosters, 18 million people had received their shotsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most folks know that certain antidepressants have to be taken for a few weeks before people start seeing improvement, and now a new study sheds light on that delay. Scientists have discovered this is because of physical changes in the brain that unfoldContinue Reading