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Leandra Beabout

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Leandra Beabout is a freelance health and travel writer based between Indiana and India. Her work has been published in Reader's Digest, Greatist, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, and more. She was previously an English teacher and daily newspaper reporter.
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Two round pills with a vs. between them: Ubrelvy vs. Nurtec: Differences, similarities & side effects
Drug vs. Drug

Ubrelvy vs. Nurtec: Differences, similarities & side effects

Two round white pills with a vs. between them: Armour Thyroid vs. Synthroid: Differences, similarities & side effects
Drug vs. Drug

Armour Thyroid vs. Synthroid: Differences, similarities & s...

A syringe: Gardasil 9 schedule
Drug Info

Gardasil 9 schedule by age: Current recommendations

image of grapefruit, soda, and pills | foods to avoid when taking lamotrigine
Drug Info

5 foods to avoid on lamotrigine

A scale and two injector pens for medication: How much weight can you lose in a month with Ozempic?
Drug Info

How much weight can you lose in a month with Ozempic?

citrus fruits and peppers - foods to avoid while taking nitrofurantoin
Drug Info

4 foods to avoid while taking nitrofurantoin

An Ozempic pen: Ozempic shortage: Causes, consequences & alternatives
Drug Info

Ozempic shortage: Causes, consequences & alternatives

Two diabetes pens: How to navigate a Mounjaro shortage
Drug Info

Mounjaro shortage: What patients should know

eye drops next to thermometer - can pink eye cause a fever
Health Education

Can pink eye cause a fever?

A bag of groceries and a question mark thought bubble: Do you take Ozempic with food?
Drug Info

Should you take Ozempic with food?

Image of citrus fruits nd supplements - vitamins for kidneys
Wellness

5 vitamins for kidneys

tin of sardines - sardines benefits
Wellness

9 sardine benefits

A doctor holding a magnifying glass to the back of someone's neck: What causes pink dots on skin? Related conditions and treatments
Health Education

What causes pink dots on skin? Related conditions and treatments

Low-potassium foods —high potassium foods to avoid
Wellness

Worst foods for kidney health

pregnant person holding up a pill - omeprazole pregnancy
Drug Info

Is omeprazole pregnancy safe?

A woman shrugging her shoulders: RNon-itchy red spots on skin: Causes & treatment options
Health Education

Non-itchy red spots on skin: Causes & treatment options

A woman holding her neck: Cortisol rash: Related causes and treatment
Health Education

What causes a cortisol rash? Related conditions and treatments

person holding their head - diabetes dizziness
Health Education

Does diabetes cause dizziness?

Bowls of fruits and grains: natural remedies for high cholesterol
Wellness

10 cholesterol remedies

Person holding stomach: What causes left-side abdominal pain?
Health Education

Why does my lower left abdomen hurt?

Woman holding right side of stomach: What causes right side stomach pain?
Health Education

What does right-side abdominal pain mean?

A woman holding her lower right side: What causes lower right side pain in females?
Health Education

Should I be worried about lower right-side pain in females?

A man with a confused look holding the top of his head: Headache on top of head causes
Health Education

Why do I have a headache on the top of my head?

The torso of a person wearing a mustard-colored sweater and holding their belly in pain: What causes stomach pain after eating?
Health Education

What causes stomach pain after eating? Related conditions and tr...

Someone holding their temples in pain: Right temple headache
Health Education

Right temple headache: Most likely causes and treatment

A stacked pile of toilet paper: What causes lower back pain and black stool?
Health Education

What causes lower back pain and black stool? Related conditions ...

Person in a crop top - causes of belly button pain
Health Education

15 belly button pain causes

face mask next to a zytrec tablet - Does Zyrtec make you drowsy
Drug Info

Does Zyrtec make you drowsy?

The back of the head of a person with long hair, with pain signals coming from the head: Headache locations and meanings
Health Education

Headache locations and meanings

A man rubbing his eyes under his glasses, resting his elbows on his desk: What causes temple headaches?
Health Education

What causes temple headaches? Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

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