Adding to the extant confusion swirling about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic in March 2020, the French government, including Health Minister Olivier Véran, issued warnings advising that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications ...

EMA adds that it "is monitoring the situation closely and will review any new information that becomes available on this issue in the context of the pandemic." The EMA statement follows a warning from ...

Over the past few days, social media has lit up with reports, picked up by some media outlets, that taking drugs like ibuprofen to ease COVID-19 symptoms could actually worsen the progress of the ...

Experts are puzzling over a claim made by France’s health minister. By Gina Kolata The health minister of France, Olivier Véran, has issued a blunt warning about painkillers taken by people ill with ...

Some of the most commonly used pain and fever medications could be harmful to pregnant women and their unborn babies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. The agency requires ...

BOSTON (CBS) - A popular group of over-the-counter pain relievers could increase your risk of miscarriage even before you get pregnant. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) include ibuprofen ...

When people think of harmful pain medications, opioids are often the first drugs that come to mind. The damage these medications can cause has been the topic of news segments, magazine articles, and ...

Concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk for major bleeding and stroke, according to a new ...

It’s normal to experience some aches and pains while pregnant, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that using some common medications like ibuprofen during pregnancy to manage those pains ...

Since the early 2000s, a large body of scientific research has demonstrated an association between the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and an increased risk of cardiovascular ...