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In 2025, the FDA has dramatically increased the speed and scope of its safety alerts - from hidden drugs in supplements to lead in cookware and early warnings on faulty medical devices. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe.

Learn how to safely compare new prescription labels with your old medication to avoid dangerous errors. Know what to check, when to worry, and how to use tools like the FDA's pill identifier.

Biosimilars can cut biologic drug costs by 50% or more, yet most patients still pay full price. Learn how much you could save, why adoption is slow, and what’s being done to fix it.

Learn essential safety tips and activity guidance for home oxygen therapy to prevent fires, manage equipment, and stay active. Critical advice for COPD and lung disease patients.

Learn the essential questions to ask your pharmacist about medication interactions to avoid dangerous side effects, food-drug conflicts, and harmful supplement combinations. Stay safe with expert-backed advice.

New research shows immunosuppressants don’t increase cancer recurrence risk, even in patients with prior cancers. Learn how timing, drug type, and cancer history affect treatment decisions today.

Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent but preventable. Learn how workplace noise damages hearing, why earplugs aren't enough, and what real solutions work in construction, mining, and manufacturing.

Therapeutic equivalence in combination drugs isn't as simple as matching active ingredients. Dose differences, inactive ingredients, and narrow therapeutic index drugs can lead to dangerous errors. Learn how to manage substitutions safely.

Panic disorder involves sudden, intense panic attacks and often leads to agoraphobia. Learn what causes it, how it affects daily life, and the most effective treatments - including CBT and medication - backed by science.

Prior authorization for NTI drugs often delays life-saving medications despite clinical evidence showing generics can be dangerous. Learn why insurers require brand-name versions and what patients can do to get faster access.