Vitamins and Supplements

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

Daily vitamin C cut deaths nearly in half in a randomized blood cancer trial

Researchers tested a cheap, everyday vitamin in people with a quiet blood disorder, and the survival numbers caught them off guard.

7 warning signs your vitamin D may be dropping as the days get shorter

The body makes most of its supply from the sun, and once October ends the pipeline largely shuts down across much of the country.

Taking melatonin every night for a year: a large study flags a serious heart signal

The bedtime supplement millions reach for is looking less harmless when the habit stretches past twelve months.

7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner

Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.

A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access

The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.

8 warning signs of copper deficiency most people mistake for aging or burnout

Gray hair, pale skin, and dead-tired days can all point to a mineral shortage doctors regularly miss until nerve damage sets in.

A once-a-month weight loss injection could replace weekly jabs, new data shows

A trial showed monthly GLP-1 dosing kept working after switching from weekly shots.

Vitamin ends up in the toilet: Pharmacy chain turns it into gummies

A new study shows that some people lack knowledge about how dietary supplements affect the body. This has prompted a pharmacy chain to highlight the issue in an unusual way.

Some common medications prescribed to older adults may be doing more harm than good

Three widely used drug classes have quietly lost ground in the evidence, yet many Americans over 65 are still on them today.

Nearly 1 in 6 children on weight loss drugs developed a nutritional deficiency within a year

A new US study of more than 2,000 children on GLP-1 medications found that 16.8 percent developed a nutritional deficiency within twelve months, and vitamin D led the list.

7 supplements to avoid if you take an SSRI

About 1 in 9 US adults now takes a prescription antidepressant, and pairing one with the wrong supplement can push brain serotonin to dangerous levels.