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Some antidepressants inhibit a liver enzyme that converts common opioids into their active form. The interaction may reduce the effectiveness of certain opioids for people taking both medicines.

The president’s State of the Union address laid out a series of goals, including lowering prescription prices, pursuing an end to the HIV epidemic and increased research for childhood cancers.

In Texas many people have a right to mediation of medical bills. But the concept can be off-putting and patients often think they need a lawyer, which isn’t the case.

President Trump said that taming unexpected medical bills would be a top priority for his administration. The sentiment found support from many in Congress.

Nearly three years after the state of Illinois agreed in a court settlement to revamp mental health care in prisons and provide better treatment, a judge says the care remains “grossly insufficient.”

The Massachusetts attorney general alleges that the family behind Purdue Pharma knew that OxyContin was causing overdoses, yet continued to cash in. New documents in the case were released Thursday.

President Trump and Republican abortion opponents are criticizing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Democrats in the state over defense of a bill that sought to reduce restrictions on later abortion.

The idea, they say, would be to eliminate the health insurance industry and replace it with government-run health insurance. The industry is already gearing up to oppose any moves in that direction.

As hospital chains and insurers across the U.S squeeze each other, hoping to increase their market share, many patients are suddenly finding the doctors and hospitals they prefer are out of network.

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.