https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The Trump administration has rolled out a new website called TrumpRx, aimed at offering consumers lower prices on certain prescription drugs. The site, launched last week, lists discounted medications from more than a dozen drug companies. 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But while it comes from a plant, that doesn't make it safe. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-kratom-parents-risky-substance.html Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:20:01 EST news688642218 Can Americans really eat healthy for just $3 a meal? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-agriculture-secretary-healthy-meals-critics.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:20:02 EST news688137589 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is weighing a change that could make warning labels on dietary supplements appear less often on packaging. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-fda-supplement.html Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:45:41 EST news685359915 Popular new anti-obesity medications can help people lose 10% to 20% of their body weight, yet a new study indicates that about 40% of those prescriptions go unfilled. 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But given her history of breast cancer, treating these menopausal symptoms with hormone therapy wasn't an option. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-hormone-therapy-menopause-options.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:05:18 EST news682495506 Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new research from the University of Georgia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-cannabis-dispensaries-opioid-prescriptions-plausible.html Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:00:08 EST news682001663 A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration because it contains elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals called nitrosamines. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-cancer-contaminant-blood-pressure-pills.html Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:33:05 EST news681996782 According to a recent study, 44% of people with chronic conditions who responded to a population-based survey experienced medication-related burden (MRB). The burden was most common among people with diabetes, heart disease, rheumatic disease or some other musculoskeletal disorder. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-finns-chronic-conditions-medication-therapy.html Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:05:03 EDT news680180701 The Trump administration announced that Boston-based drugmaker EMD Serono will lower the price of one of its leading fertility drugs as part of a push to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) more affordable. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-trump-fertility-drug-emd-serono.html Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:30:02 EDT news680178154 From "Dr. Google" to AI-powered chatbots, the internet is full of health advice. But for a safe checkup or diagnosis, experts say it's still best to leave it to the professionals. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-chatgpt.html Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:37:35 EDT news678955049 Scientists have found a direct link between osteoporosis and rotator cuff tears, two conditions that often develop with age. Using health and genetic data from hundreds of thousands of people, researchers showed that fragile bones increase the risk of painful shoulder injuries, especially in women. They also identified shared genetic variants, offering fresh insight into the biological ties between bone and tendon weakness and pointing toward targeted prevention and treatment strategies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-code-genes-osteoporosis-rotator-cuff.html Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:52:22 EDT news678703937 In October 2023, an unthinkable tragedy unfolded in Coleman, Wisconsin: An 8‑month‑old girl lost her life when a driver, impaired by cannabis, ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle. 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An unintentional cascade can arise when a patient's symptoms are mistaken for a new illness. In that case, the patient not only experiences the original side effect but also faces added risks from the second medication. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-reveals-medication-cascades-older-adults.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:06:03 EDT news672984362 Breaking the link between prescription drug list prices and compensation to middlemen like pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) could cut a significant portion of the U.S.'s annual drug tab, finds a new analysis from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-delinking-pharmacy-benefit-compensation-drug.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:10:06 EDT news672588602 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-fda-george-tidmarsh-center-drug.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:20:02 EDT news672506302 As the days stretch long and the sun lingers late into the evening, most of us welcome summer with open arms. Yet for a surprising number of people, this season brings an unwelcome guest: insomnia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-harder-summer.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:00:04 EDT news672317210 A study in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism has identified certain characteristics that might influence people's weight loss after taking prescription drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), such as semaglutide (sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-factors-affect-success-popular-prescription.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:09:02 EDT news671256541