Many medications cause halos and light sensitivity-often silently. Learn which drugs are most risky, how to protect your vision, and what to do if you notice changes in your eyes.
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Adrenal incidentalomas are common, often harmless lumps found on adrenal glands during imaging. Learn how to tell which ones need surgery and which can be safely monitored, based on size, hormone activity, and imaging features.
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Counterfeit pills disguised as oxycodone or Xanax often contain deadly fentanyl. Learn how to spot them, use fentanyl test strips, carry naloxone, and avoid overdose risks from illicit drugs.
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Not all drugs have authorized generics - and when they do, the savings are often short-lived. Learn why big pharma uses them to control pricing and how to spot them on your prescription.
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Millions of Americans get prescription labels translated by machines, leading to dangerous errors. Learn how mistranslations happen, why they’re life-threatening, and what you can do to get accurate instructions.
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Pain Neuroscience Education helps people with chronic pain understand that pain is not always a sign of damage. Learn how changing your understanding of pain can reduce fear, improve movement, and restore your life.
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When antihistamines fail for chronic spontaneous urticaria, options like omalizumab, remibrutinib, and dupilumab offer real hope. Learn which second-line treatments work best, why some fail, and what’s coming next.
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Authorized generics are the exact same drug as the brand-name version, just sold under a different label. Learn how they work, why they're cheaper, and how to spot them to save money without sacrificing quality.
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Learn how to measure whether patients truly understand their health instructions-not just repeat them. Discover proven methods like teach-back, formative assessment, and criterion-referenced tools to improve outcomes and reduce errors.
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Deprescribing frameworks help safely reduce unnecessary medications in older adults to cut side effects, prevent hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. Evidence-based tools like Shed-MEDS and deprescribing.org guide clinicians through the process.
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