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Long-Term Steroid Tapers: How ACTH Testing Guides Safe Adrenal Recovery

Long-term steroid use suppresses natural cortisol production. ACTH stimulation testing is the only reliable way to safely determine when your adrenal glands have recovered enough to stop replacement therapy. This guide explains how the test works, when to do it, and why skipping it can be life-threatening.

Congressional Bills Aim to Tackle Drug and Healthcare Provider Shortages in 2026

Two congressional bills aim to fix drug and healthcare provider shortages in 2026, but both are stalled by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Here's what they do, why they're stuck, and who's paying the price.

Benzodiazepines in the Elderly: Risks and Safer Alternatives

Benzodiazepines pose serious risks for seniors-including falls, memory loss, and dementia. Learn why doctors now recommend avoiding them and what safer, proven alternatives exist for anxiety and insomnia.

FeNO Testing: How It Helps Manage Asthma by Measuring Airway Inflammation

FeNO testing measures airway inflammation in asthma by detecting nitric oxide in exhaled breath. It helps doctors confirm diagnosis, adjust treatment, and reduce flare-ups with objective, non-invasive data.

Planning for Patent Expiry: What Patients and Healthcare Systems Need to Do Now

Patent expiry means cheaper drugs-but only if you're prepared. Learn how patients and healthcare systems can save money and avoid disruptions when brand-name drugs go generic.

COPD Maintenance: How Triple Inhaler Therapy Reduces Exacerbations

Triple inhaler therapy combines three medications to reduce COPD exacerbations in high-risk patients with elevated eosinophil counts. Learn who benefits, the risks, and how adherence impacts outcomes.

Statins and Antifungals: What Patients Need to Know About This Dangerous Drug Interaction

Statins and certain antifungals can cause dangerous drug interactions that raise the risk of muscle damage. Learn which combinations are risky, safer alternatives, and what to do if you're taking both.

Absolute Risk vs Relative Risk in Drug Side Effects: How to Read the Numbers

Learn how absolute and relative risk numbers in drug ads can mislead you. See why 50% risk reduction might mean just a 1% real change - and how to ask the right questions to make smarter health choices.

Opioids in Older Adults: How Falls, Delirium, and Dose Errors Put Lives at Risk

Opioids in older adults increase fall risk, trigger delirium, and can be deadly at standard doses. Learn why lower doses, careful monitoring, and non-drug options are critical for safe pain management in seniors.

Medications and Athletes: How Performance Drugs Affect Health and Performance

Performance-enhancing drugs give athletes quick results but come with severe, often permanent health risks. Learn how steroids, SARMs, and other substances affect the heart, hormones, and tendons-and what safer alternatives actually work.