Drugs and Medications Features
- Rural Living Means Planning Ahead for Your Health Care
You’ll need to plan for health care if you live in a rural area.
- The Shocking Truth About Electric Baths
The galvanic bath was once used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis but was later declared quackery. Now, the practice is making a comeback.
- Treating AAT Deficiency and COPD
Learn about treatment options for apha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
- Could You Inherit COPD?
You don't have to smoke to get COPD. Learn what inherited COPD is, and what it means for your lungs and liver.
- Diagnosing Genetic COPD
It's not always easy to get a diagnosis of AAT deficiency. Find out why.
- Genetic COPD: My Story
One woman's journey from learning she has alpha-1, or genetic COPD, to managing it on a day-to-day basis.
- Managing Genetic COPD
An expert in AAT deficiency, also known as alpha-1 or genetic COPD, shares strategies for managing it.
- Getting Cancer Care in Rural America
With fewer oncologists in rural areas than in cities, there are challenges in getting cancer care. Find out what may help bridge that gap.
- Can You Breastfeed If You Have HIV?
Breastfeeding isn’t recommended for women living with HIV in the U.S., but doctors should support patients who choose to breastfeed their babies if their HIV is suppressed by medication, and talk about safe options, experts say.
- I Have What? Finding Out as an Adult That You’re on the Autism Spectrum
Can you get diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as an adult? Find out what that is like.
- Libido Loss: When Men Don’t Want Sex
It’s natural for men to be less interested in sex as they age. But what about total loss of libido? Find out why it happens and how to fix it.
- Genes vs. Lifestyle: Which Matters More for Health?
Learn how genes and lifestyle interact to affect your health over the course of your life.
- What Saves Lives in People Addicted to Opioids
Harm reduction is a nonjudgmental approach to protecting people with addiction. These programs give people the tools and support they need to get better. And it can save their lives.
- Are Your Meds Making the Sun Extra Harsh on Your Skin?
Some medications make your skin more sensitive to the sun. Find out how to take care of it.
- The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Older Adults
Physical therapy can fend off age-related changes and prevent injury and pain.
- How I Decided to Treat My Psoriatic Disease With Biologics
One woman shares her story about her struggle with psoriatic disease symptoms and how she and her doctor chose to try a biologic to treat her disease.
- It Takes Two: How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus
How Couples Maintain Love and Intimacy When One of Them Has Lupus
- A Human Response to Homelessness
Learn how you can reach out and help people who live without shelter in a safe and useful way.
- Sex: Frisky (and Safe) After 50
Safe sex is important at any age, but there are some issues that may be more common after 50.
- Living With Lupus: ‘One Day, You Can Feel Fantastic, and the Next Day, You Can’t Move’
Living with lupus is unpredictable, and you must learn how to adjust to a chronic illness.
- Chill Factor: How Lupus Patients Can Avoid the Anxiety of Cyberchondria
Experts tell us how you can research lupus on your own – without freaking out.
- Autism ‘Elopement’ Raises Summer Drowning Risk
Children on the autism spectrum are at risk for “elopement” – or wandering away. And in summer, their risk of drowning rises. Get safety tips.
- Support System: Three Sisters’ Nonprofit Champions ‘Lupus Warriors’
Women tell their stories about lupus and seek understanding that is sometimes hard to find from co-workers, classmates, and friends.
- Homemade Cat Food and Raw Cat Food
Healthy homemade food, and some raw foods, are good for humans, but are they good for your cat? Here are the facts – and the risks.
- Love in the Time of Eczema: 3 Influencers Get Real About Dating With a Chronic Skin Condition
Social media influencers speak candidly about what it’s like to hook up and couple up while coping with eczema
- Personal Shopper: A Savvy Black Entrepreneur Guides You to Eczema-Friendly Clothes, Creams, Cosmetics, and More
A savvy black entrepreneur guides you on an eczema-friendly shopping spree.
- The Facts on Leptin: FAQ
WebMD explains what the leptin hormone is, how it affects weight, and whether leptin supplements are safe or effective.
- The 7-Hour Itch: 3 Women With Eczema Describe the Ways They Combat Nighttime Flare-Ups
Three women with eczema describe how they combat nighttime flare-ups.
- Are You Fit for Your Age?
Learn what it means to be fit, how to get there, and what benchmarks you should use to determine if you’re on track for your age.
- Is There Mental Health Help If You’re in Prison?
What mental health resources are available for people in prison? Get the facts.
- A Mother’s Love: The Challenges of Parenting a Child With Eczema
Two moms reveal the great lengths they went to in their determination to give their children relief and good health.
- Working It Out: How to Minimize Eczema Flare-ups at the Gym and on the Job
Three keys to managing your eczema at the gym and then heading off to a productive and itch-free workday.
- Taking Racism out of the Kidney Disease Equation
Kidney care in the U.S. is at a watershed moment of moving past a deeply entrenched, institutionally racist equation.
- But They’re Still a Kid: The Risks of “Adultification”
Learn what adultification bias is, what it looks like, and what you can do to stop it.
- The Wrong Side of 70: How I Found Myself Surrounded by Specialists
How does a 74-year-old man, who just 3 years ago was faring well with the modest ministrations of a primary care doctor and a dermatologist, find himself awash in specialists?
- What Health Care Is Available if You’re Experiencing Homelessness?
If you currently don’t have reliable housing, you may want to know about health care for people who are experiencing homelessness.
- What to Know About Your Formulary Drug List
Understanding your health insurer's directory of covered drugs can save you money.
- Shop Around to Save on Drug Prices
Learn ways to save money and find the best prices on prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication.
- How to Talk to Your Doctor About Drug Costs
Talking to your doctor about medication costs can save you money. Find out how your doctor can help.
- Gifts for a Healthy Mother’s Day
Skip the flowers. Experts offer 10 picks designed for a healthy, happy Mother’s Day.
- Truth or TV: Is Grey's Anatomy's Parkinson's 'Cure' Real?
How realistic is the Grey’s Anatomy episode that shows a Parkinson’s disease cure? A neurosurgery professor weighs in.
- Expert Q&A: Common Skin Conditions That Affect People of Color
Read WebMD’s interview with dermatologist Valerie Harvey, MD, MPH, FAAD, president of the Skin of Color Society, about common skin conditions in people of color.
- When the Walls Were Painted With Poison
Scheele’s Green, named for the Swedish chemist who invented it in 1778, was everywhere in Victorian England, from the walls of Buckingham Palace to the factories where child laborers painted the leaves of fake foliage. And it was deadly.
- What Trans Health Care for Minors Really Means
The meaning of gender-affirming care for young people, and what it looks like on the ground, isn’t always clear. The cloud of politics surrounding it has obscured the medical reality of how and when trans youth can get the treatments they seek.
- A lot of children are about to be born in Ukraine. Will the war affect them for life?
Some of the most horrific images from the war so far have come from a maternity hospital in Mariupol bombed by Russian troops in mid-March. The upheaval spurs a troubling question: Could the stress and condition of war affect a fetus?
- Rise and Shine: A Carefully Considered Morning Ritual That Can Brighten Your Day
Strategies for getting ready to be at your best each morning
- Personal Essay: I Started Transitioning at the Beginning of the Pandemic. Here’s What It Was Like
Two years ago, just when the world was shutting down, I opened up – to my true self. Having discovered that I was a transgender man, I set out to medically transition at the onset of the pandemic.
- We Need to Talk about Body Image in Female Athletes
Many female athletes struggle with body image, and it can put their physical and mental health at risk.
- When a Far-Away Loved One Has Cancer
Cancer caregiving is never easy, and when you’re doing it long distance, there are extra challenges. Here’s what you can do to provide support.
- Hate Taking Pills? For Some Drugs, You Won’t Need To
New dissolving films and mouth patches could replace pills for prescriptions