Archive: 2025/11

Psoriatic Arthritis: How Skin and Joint Symptoms Connect and What Works

Psoriatic Arthritis: How Skin and Joint Symptoms Connect and What Works

Psoriatic arthritis links skin and joint inflammation through the same immune system attack. Learn the key signs, why diagnosis is delayed, and how modern treatments can stop joint damage before it's too late.

Acetaminophen and NSAIDs in Pregnancy: What You Need to Know by Trimester

Acetaminophen and NSAIDs in Pregnancy: What You Need to Know by Trimester

Learn the safest ways to manage pain and fever during pregnancy with acetaminophen and NSAIDs. Know which medications are safe in each trimester and what risks to watch for.

Alcohol and Sleep: How Drinking Affects Your Night and Next-Day Brain

Alcohol and Sleep: How Drinking Affects Your Night and Next-Day Brain

Alcohol may help you fall asleep faster, but it fragments your sleep, worsens apnea, and leaves you tired the next day. Learn how even one drink disrupts your brain’s natural sleep cycle and what to do instead.

Meningitis: Types, Symptoms, and How Vaccines Prevent It

Meningitis: Types, Symptoms, and How Vaccines Prevent It

Meningitis can be deadly, but vaccines prevent most cases. Learn the key types, early symptoms to watch for, and how vaccines protect you and your family from bacterial, viral, and fungal forms.

Combination NTI Drugs and Generic Availability: Coverage and Gaps

Combination NTI Drugs and Generic Availability: Coverage and Gaps

Combination NTI drugs offer powerful treatment for complex conditions but come with high risks when generics are substituted. Most have no generic versions due to strict bioequivalence challenges, leaving patients vulnerable to dangerous fluctuations in drug levels.

Quercetin and Medications: How Supplement Use Can Raise Drug Levels and Cause Dangerous Interactions

Quercetin and Medications: How Supplement Use Can Raise Drug Levels and Cause Dangerous Interactions

Quercetin supplements can dangerously raise levels of common medications by inhibiting liver enzymes. Learn which drugs are at risk, who's most vulnerable, and what to do to stay safe.

Calcium and Iron Supplements: How They Interact with Thyroid Medications

Calcium and Iron Supplements: How They Interact with Thyroid Medications

Calcium and iron supplements can reduce levothyroxine absorption by up to 36%, leading to poor thyroid control. Learn the right timing to avoid interactions, which foods and drinks interfere, and how to fix your routine for better results.

Why Authorized Generics Look Different From Brand-Name Drugs

Why Authorized Generics Look Different From Brand-Name Drugs

Authorized generics look different from brand-name drugs due to U.S. trademark laws, not because they're less effective. They contain the exact same ingredients and work the same way - just without the brand name.

Fluticasone and Alcohol: What You Need to Know About Mixing the Two

Fluticasone and Alcohol: What You Need to Know About Mixing the Two

Fluticasone and alcohol don't interact directly, but alcohol can worsen allergy and asthma symptoms by triggering inflammation and drying out nasal passages. Learn how drinking affects your treatment and what to do instead.

Medication Side Effects in Elderly Patients: How Aging Changes Drug Risks

Medication Side Effects in Elderly Patients: How Aging Changes Drug Risks

Elderly patients face higher risks from medication side effects due to age-related changes in how the body processes drugs. Learn why polypharmacy, physiological shifts, and common medications increase fall risk, confusion, and hospitalizations-and what you can do to stay safe.

Direct-to-Consumer Generic Pharmacies: How New Business Models Are Changing Drug Access

Direct-to-Consumer Generic Pharmacies: How New Business Models Are Changing Drug Access

Direct-to-consumer generic pharmacies are cutting out middlemen to offer lower prices, faster delivery, and transparent pricing for everyday medications. Learn how platforms like Ro and Hims & Hers are changing drug access in 2025.

Healthcare System Communication: How Institutional Education Programs Improve Patient Outcomes

Healthcare System Communication: How Institutional Education Programs Improve Patient Outcomes

Institutional healthcare communication programs train providers to improve patient understanding, reduce errors, and lower burnout. Learn how evidence-based training works, which programs deliver results, and what still needs to change.