Used for decades, tramadol is a commonly prescribed opioid agonist. Its label warns that seizures can occur within the recommended dose range and that concomitant use with certain other drug can raise ...

Researchers urge older adults taking antidepressants like fluoxetine or paroxetine to be cautious while taking opioid ...

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...

Women should be better informed about the potential risks of using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy, and these risks should be weighed against their benefits, most ...

Do the risks of antidepressant use during pregnancy outweigh the potential harm of untreated depression? Here’s what you need to know to make the best decision.

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. Intrusive thoughts and panic ...

Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to assess the “threat” posed to children by the prescription of ...

April 14, 2011 — A meta-analysis of 61 studies that looked at the relationship between cancer and antidepressant use shows a "small but statistically significant" increase in the risk for breast and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed SSRI medications carry warnings of homicidal thoughts, which mental health experts say is not true Nathan Posner/Anadolu/Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his Department ...

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing number of commentators claiming that antidepressants don’t work, that pharmaceutical companies lied, and that these drugs are overprescribed ...