Americans are taking more prescription drugs and using them longer than ever before, according to a new study. The first study to estimate the lifetime burden of prescription drugs in the United States predicts that children born in 2019 will spend half their lives taking certain medications prescribed by their doctors. The study was conducted … Read more
Medicine Via Marc Lallanilla Published October 13, 2023, 11:58 a.m. ET If you’re American, you’re probably using drugs or will one day soon be using drugs. A new study reveals that people born in America today will spend about half of their lives taking prescription drugs. And for women, this number is closer to 60% … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Good morning. It’s Tuesday, and even Rep. Jim JordanS day of reckoning. Not a subscriber? Register here. Today’s version: The ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars goes one step further. Things to know about Louisiana’s newly elected governor. But first The Post’s second installment of its yearlong examination of U.S. … Read more