Measles outbreaks in Washington state and New York raise concerns about clusters of unvaccinated children
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FDA: Another blood pressure drug, irbesartan, recalled over cancer-causing impurity
Eight lots of the blood pressure-lowering drugs irbesartan and irbesartan HCTZ are recalled after testing reveals a carcinogen
Do you have high blood pressure? It depends on which doctor you ask
Specialists and primary-care doctors disagree on how much blood pressure is too high. Different standards could be confusing patients.
Blood pressure drug recalls: FDA inspection reports reveal problems even before the cancer-causing impurities were found
The FDA increased inspections of foreign drugmakers. Problems remain at Chinese and Indian plants that made blood pressure meds recalled for cancer risk.
More teens are vaping, but binge drinking and opioid use is down
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors, but use of other drugs and alcohol reached near historic lows.
Depression, suicide rates highest in Mountain West states
Leaders are working to combat the stigma of mental illness in a region that values independence and self-reliance.
Three more blood pressure drugs recalled over cancer concern: Here’s what you need to know
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has recalled three common blood pressure medications over concerns they could include small amounts of a cancer-causing impurity.
Doctors: Blood pressure drug substitutes are available for patients affected by recalls
As blood-pressure drug recall widens, doctors say patients should pay attention, but warned against dropping a medication without professional guidance.
Drug company raised price of lifesaving opioid overdose antidote more than 600 percent
As the nation struggled with rising opioid deaths, a drug company increased the price of an overdose antidotemore than 600 percent,a Senate subcommittee says.
CDC: More cases of polio-like illness in children emerge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised the number of cases of acute flaccid myelitis this year to 90. An additional 162 patients are under investigation.