The Anti-Inflammatory Drug Athletes Use That’s Banned in Competition
The anti-inflammatory drug that athletes routinely use — and that gets them banned from competition — is a class of medications sitting in millions of...
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Why Phantom Limb Pain Treatment Has Finally Advanced in 2025
Phantom limb pain treatment has finally advanced in 2025 because researchers discovered that the fundamental theory driving decades of therapy was wrong.
The Gut Drug Taken Before Every Meal for Chronic Digestive Issues
The gut drug taken before every meal for chronic digestive issues is most commonly Creon, a prescription pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy that must...
Miralax vs. Senna vs. Colace: A GI Doctor Ranks Constipation Treatments
If you are managing constipation in someone with dementia — or dealing with it yourself as a caregiver running on coffee and stress — most...
Fecal Transplant Pill: The FDA-Approved Gut Treatment You Can Swallow
The FDA-approved fecal transplant pill is called Vowst, and it became available after the agency greenlit it on April 26, 2023, making it the first orally...
The Pharmacy Pricing Trick That Means the Cash Price Beats Your Copay
If you have health insurance and take prescription medications, you might assume your copay is always the better deal. It is not.
Why Some Medications Must Be Taken With Food and Others Without
Some medications must be taken with food because food physically shields the stomach lining from irritation, slows drug release to prevent dangerous blood...
IgA Nephropathy Treatment: The First Disease-Modifying Drug Approved
In December 2023, TARPEYO became the first FDA-approved treatment proven to significantly reduce the loss of kidney function in adults with primary IgA...
Lidocaine Infusion for Pain: The IV Treatment Getting New Attention
Lidocaine infusion is an intravenous pain treatment that delivers the common numbing agent directly into the bloodstream, where it acts on the central...
Ketamine Infusion for CRPS: The Treatment That Works When Nothing Else Does
Ketamine infusion therapy is one of the most effective treatments available for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a condition so painful it scores higher...