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Viewpoints: When Pills Change Appearance, Patients Get Confused; White House Guts Harm Reduction Funding

Opinion writers tackle these public health topics.

At the ripe old age of 73, I take six drugs — four prescription and two over-the-counter pills — every day. I keep careful track of them. But recently, when I received a refill, I noticed my blue pill was now yellow. I was startled, but this was not the first time my pills had morphed into different colors. (Barbara Wolf, 5/15)

The Trump administration is going after harm reduction. (Maia Szalavitz, 5/14)

Sleep apnea affects approximately 1 out of 8 people worldwide, and people often remain in the dark about what’s going on. (Ken Paller, 5/15)

There are low-hanging fruit to make medications for seniors safer. (Leana S. Wen, 5/14)

Two weeks ago, one of the most important scientists of the 20th century died. Craig Venter was a legend in genomics — a self-styled maverick who made a career of challenging institutional science and its methods and assumptions. (Zachary Utz, 5/15)

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