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Medication safety

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A clinician pointing at brain scans displayed on a lightbox

Stroke patients who hit the cholesterol target but had not halved it still had 12% more repeat events

Aug 30, 2026

An aged hand tipping white tablets from an amber bottle into an open palm

A diabetes drug tracked a third fewer deaths in over-75s, alongside a stroke signal nobody can explain

Aug 30, 2026

Hands filling a pill organizer beside a glass of water and a phone showing an app

A phone app lifted tuberculosis cure rates from 74% to 82% in a randomized trial

Aug 28, 2026

An older person's hands filling a weekly pill organizer beside loose tablets and blister packs

Pharmacist deprescribing cut 2.5 drugs per patient, but six-month totals held steady

Aug 17, 2026