A recent survey reveals nearly half of U.S. adults misunderstand the current guidelines on daily low-dose aspirin. The ...

Aspirin is a blood thinner. Depending on your health condition, that can be beneficial or dangerous. Here's what medical ...

Aside from pain treatment, doctors may prescribe aspirin to patients who are at risk of heart attack or stroke, according to Harvard Health. These two serious health conditions occur when plaque ...

If you're over the age of 60, you've likely seen headlines in the last couple of years warning against previous medical advice to take aspirin as a preventative measure against heart attack and ...

Dr. Syed Hussain with Trinity Health of New England discusses the latest and trending health topics happening around the country.

Other times, the inflammatory process lasts longer than it needs to. This "bad" type of inflammation, called chronic inflammation, is associated with long-term pain or health conditions. Containing an ...

The recommended dose of aspirin for acute migraine pain is up to 1,000 mg. A 2013 review found that this dose of aspirin had a similar effectiveness to 50 or 100 mg of sumatriptan. A 2014 review ...

For decades, and as recently as 2022, doctors recommended that all healthy older people take a low dose (81 milligrams) of aspirin daily for primary prevention of heart disease and strokes. Despite ...

The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.

If you need headache relief, trying an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine is usually the first step. Aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and naproxen sodium are different options you can try.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. For decades, taking low-dose aspirin (81 mg) every day was widely recommended as an easy way to prevent heart ...