Archive: 2025/12
Inhalers Explained: Rescue Inhalers vs. Maintenance Inhalers
Learn the critical difference between rescue and maintenance inhalers for asthma. Know which one to use when, why mixing them up can be deadly, and how to manage your treatment safely.
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Warfarin and NSAIDs: Why Combining Them Increases Bleeding Risk
Combining warfarin and NSAIDs significantly increases bleeding risk due to dual effects on clotting and platelets. Learn why even common painkillers like ibuprofen can be dangerous and what safer alternatives exist.
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How to Keep a Complete Medication List for Safe Care Coordination
Keep a complete, up-to-date medication list to prevent dangerous drug interactions and ensure safe care during doctor visits, hospital stays, or emergencies. Learn what to include, how to update it, and why it saves lives.
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Pediatric Excipients: Hidden Dangers of Alcohol, Sorbitol, and Benzyl Alcohol in Children's Medications
Hidden excipients like alcohol, sorbitol, and benzyl alcohol in children's medications can cause seizures, organ failure, and death in infants. Learn what to look for and how to protect your child.
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Fertility Preservation Options Before Chemotherapy: What You Need to Know
Learn the proven options for preserving fertility before chemotherapy, from sperm banking to ovarian tissue freezing. Understand timing, success rates, costs, and emotional realities for cancer patients.
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Autoimmune Flares: Common Triggers, Proven Prevention Tactics, and How to Act Fast
Autoimmune flares are sudden, severe worsening of symptoms caused by immune system overactivity. Learn the top 7 triggers, proven prevention strategies, and how early action can cut flare severity by up to 60%.
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How Insurance Plans Use Generic Drugs to Cut Prescription Costs
Insurance plans use generic drugs to cut prescription costs through tiered formularies, mandatory substitution, and step therapy. While generics save billions, patients often don't see the full savings due to opaque PBM pricing practices.
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Litigation in Generic Pharmaceutical Markets: How Patent Disputes Delay Affordable Medicines
Patent litigation in generic drug markets is delaying affordable medicines. Learn how the Hatch-Waxman Act, Orange Book listings, and serial lawsuits are keeping prices high - and what’s being done to fix it.
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Allergy Action Plan: Medications to Carry and When to Use Them
An allergy action plan saves lives by clearly stating which medications to use during a reaction. Epinephrine is the only treatment for anaphylaxis-know when and how to use it, what to carry, and what to avoid.
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How Culture Shapes What We Accept - Even When It’s Generic
Culture shapes whether people accept even the most basic health tools - from generic meds to digital apps. Understanding cultural norms like trust, family roles, and uncertainty can make or break adoption rates.
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HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Targeted Therapies Explained
HER2-positive breast cancer, once aggressive, is now highly treatable with targeted therapies like trastuzumab, T-DXd, and tucatinib. Learn how these drugs work, their side effects, and why HER2-low is changing treatment for millions.
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Tendinopathy Treatment: How Eccentric Training and Injections Really Work
Eccentric training is the most effective treatment for tendinopathy, with studies showing up to 80% improvement in pain and function. Injections offer short-term relief but don't rebuild tendons. Learn how to do it right and why most people fail.
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