Find out if you need a prescription or OTC hearing aids. (Getty Images) If you're experiencing hearing loss, you've likely noticed it affecting your daily life and you're ready to take the next step ...

A bill aimed at streamlining the process of making certain prescription medicines available over the counter has been enacted into law.

On October 17, 2022, over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids became available at stores across the country for the first time in 50 years. Until the change, anyone with hearing difficulty started their ...

As research improves, so does the knowledge of available medications. These are several over-the-counter medicines that have ...

A few weeks ago, an allergist prescribed a two-week course of an oral steroid to clear up my sinus inflammation. Before I take any new medications, I research them, first through a generative AI tool ...

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...

Existing rules say birth control should be covered in some way, but many people are still paying out-of-pocket. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill to let ivermectin be sold as an over-the-counter medicine — without a prescription or consultation with a health care professional. (Getty Images) Idaho ...

American women spend about five years either pregnant, trying to get pregnant or postpartum; contrast that with the three decades they spend trying to consciously avoid having a baby. That data, from ...

Research shows OTC birth control is successfully helping women who couldn't access prescription contraception through ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho legislators are considering a bill to make ivermectin available over the counter. During the pandemic, ivermectin, the anti-parasitic medication, gained popularity as an ...

Imagine getting arrested for a DUI because you were just following your doctor's orders. You know how certain meds have those stickers up the side of the bottle warning you not to operate heavy ...