Archive: 2025/12

Out-of-network pharmacy surprises can cost hundreds or thousands-despite the No Surprises Act. Learn how to check your pharmacy network, avoid hidden costs, and protect yourself from unexpected prescription bills.

Intermittent fasting, especially time-restricted eating, helps with weight loss by aligning meals with your body's natural rhythm. Studies show it works as well as calorie counting-with added benefits for metabolism and energy.

Generic drugs save billions, but too much price competition is driving manufacturers out of the market. With only one or two suppliers left for critical medicines, shortages are rising - not because of demand, but because of unsustainable pricing.

Earwax impaction can block hearing and cause pain, dizziness, and ringing. Learn the real causes, safe removal methods, and why cotton swabs make it worse. Get the facts from medical guidelines and patient data.

Expired medications aren't all dangerous, but some can be life-threatening. Learn which pills are still safe to use, which ones to replace immediately, and how to dispose of them properly to protect your health.

Learn how to safely store high-risk medications like opioids and benzodiazepines to prevent accidental overdoses in homes. Simple steps like locking pills away and keeping them in original bottles can save lives.

Discover the science-backed Mediterranean, DASH, and plant-forward diets proven to lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and prevent heart disease. Learn how they work, how to start, and which one suits your lifestyle.

Medication-related liver damage can happen with common drugs and supplements. Learn the early warning signs like jaundice and dark urine, when to seek emergency care, and how to prevent serious injury before it's too late.

Many medications cause appetite changes-either increasing hunger or suppressing it. Learn why this happens, which drugs are most likely to cause it, and how to manage weight gain or loss safely with diet, exercise, and medical guidance.

NSAIDs relieve pain but carry a serious risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, especially in older adults and those with other health conditions. Learn how to recognize hidden bleeding, who’s at highest risk, and what protective steps actually work.

Mixing alcohol and opioids can cause fatal respiratory depression-even at low doses. This deadly combination is behind more than 100,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2022. Learn why there's no safe amount and how to protect yourself.

Epilepsy surgery offers real hope for those with drug-resistant seizures. Learn who qualifies, what the risks are, and what outcomes to expect-from seizure freedom to improved quality of life.