More than 1 in 10 people in the United States take an antidepressant. And the most commonly prescribed type of antidepressant are SSRIs – or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. That's like Zoloft ...

When Adelaide Saywell posted on TikTok last month that SSRIs, a commonly prescribed antidepressant medication, could make people more vulnerable to heat, it went viral and sparked a deluge of comments ...

March 19, 2010 — Just like older-generation antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been associated with an increased risk for cataracts, new research shows.

Antidepressants were linked to faster cognitive decline in people with dementia. SSRIs showed significant associations with worsening cognition in dementia patients. The study is part of a larger ...

It seems as though there’s a medication for every type of ailment. You reach for ibuprofen when you have a headache or antihistamines for allergies. The same goes for mental health conditions like ...

Millions of Americans take antidepressants to help manage everything from depression and anxiety to post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, the Trump administration has announced that these drugs, which ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the well-heeled crackpot helming our nation’s healthcare system, holds all kinds of screwball beliefs about pharmaceuticals — but his bizarre and incoherent opposition to ...

It found that sociodemographic factors such as age, gender and household income were linked to differences in how people ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Here is a short list of things that have ...

Antidepressants in pregnancy have been studied about as much as any medication in pregnancy, and much more than most. That Tylenol or antihistamine you took while pregnant? Not much investigated.