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Likelihood of being prescribed hormone therapy may depend on the type of provider seen

Written by | 26 Oct 2025

Not all healthcare professionals receive the same type of formal education. That may help explain the results of a new study which suggests that provider type and specialty […]

Could direct-to-consumer drug pricing compete with prescription insurance?

Written by | 15 Oct 2025

A new study offers a glimpse at how direct-to-consumer pharmacy pricing could one day present stiff competition to the private prescription drug insurance model, researchers say. A team […]

Over-the-counter pill boosts access to contraception, OHSU study finds

Written by | 11 Sep 2025

Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States without a prescription. […]

Nonmedical use of prescription ADHD drugs among teens has dropped

Written by | 10 Aug 2025

Despite concerns about increased stimulant prescribing, nonmedical use of ADHD drugs among adolescents has declined in the last 20 years, a University of Michigan study shows. While medical […]

Prescribing fewer antibiotics might not be enough to combat threat of ‘superbugs,’ says new research

Written by | 25 Jun 2025

Antimicrobial resistance is still spreading in the environment despite a reduction in the amounts of antibiotic drugs prescribed, according to a new study led by the University of […]

Does getting ADHD drugs via telehealth increase addiction risk?

Written by | 13 Mar 2025

For nearly five years, people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have had the option of getting their stimulant medications prescribed and renewed by doctors they see only over a […]

Emergency clinicians increase prescriptions of buprenorphine, effectively help patients get started on the path to recovery

Written by | 26 Feb 2025

In the face of the alarming number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., there have been national efforts to increase emergency clinician prescribing of buprenorphine, a medication used […]

Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic soared far above pre-pandemic levels

Written by | 23 Feb 2025

U.S. outpatient prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin increased 2- to 10-fold above pre-pandemic rates, respectively, to treat COVID-19, despite strong evidence disproving their effectiveness, new UCLA-led research shows. […]

Support program for small, rural primary care clinics increases their ability to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder fivefold

Written by | 13 Feb 2025

Background and Goal: Despite the removal of the X-waiver requirement, which once restricted clinicians from prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), only a small percentage of primary care […]

Study finds opioid pain medications very infrequently prescribed to NFL players

Written by | 21 Jan 2025

Due to the physical contact nature of their occupation, the elite athletes of the National Football League (NFL) often experience pain. However, an analysis of 2021 and 2022 […]

Commonly prescribed medications increase fall risk and related injuries in people with COPD

Written by | 17 Jan 2025

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study. The study is published in […]

The nose knows: Nasal swab detects asthma type in kids

Written by | 6 Jan 2025

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype. This non-invasive approach could help clinicians prescribe medications more […]

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