Benzodiazepines do not appear to increase dementia risk, but could have subtle long-term effects on brain structure, a new study reports. Researchers found no link between use of the sedative drug and ...

Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are a class of central nervous system depressants that most people know by the brand names Xanax, Ativan, Valium, and Klonopin. These drugs, commonly prescribed in their ...

Pregnant people who take benzodiazepines may be at an increased risk for miscarriage, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Despite considering factors that could increase miscarriage ...

A study found that opioid use, with or without benzodiazepines, significantly increases long-term mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over the age of 60 years.

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One in 20 older adults discharged after acute stroke initiate benzodiazepine within 90 days and were often ...

Use of a self-administered electronic intervention led to cessation of benzodiazepines among long-term users, a randomized trial showed. Among 161 patients at Veterans Health Administration primary ...

More than 30 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed each year in the United States, yet as Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues note in ...