Pediatric medication adherence remains a persistent challenge in healthcare, with many children resisting treatment due to unpleasant tastes, fear, or simply not understanding why the medication is necessary. This resistance can have serious consequences, including...
Medication adherence is a fundamental component of effective healthcare1. However, despite significant efforts to educate patients about the importance of following prescribed regimens, a large percentage of individuals still fail to adhere to their medications....
The opioid epidemic is one of the most profound public health crises of the 21st century1. Beginning in the 1990s, the widespread over-prescription of opioid painkillers—coupled with aggressive pharmaceutical marketing and a lack of regulation—set the stage for an era...
June marks Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a month in which we come together to take action for ourselves and our loved ones in the fight to end Alzheimer’s.1 Alzheimer’s disease causes a progressive decline in brain functioning, with changes slowly destroying...
The 1950s marked a pivotal moment in the history of public health, with the development and success of the polio vaccine trials leading to the near-eradication of a disease that had paralyzed and killed thousands each year1. The trials were not just a scientific...
