Spotlight Gross-tasting medications can be a barrier to treatment. Philly researchers developed a ‘bitter blocker’ to help. AUBREY WHELAN The Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 15, 2024 Jun 15, 2024 Updated Jun 12, 2025 × If you struggle to swallow pills, big or small, you’re not alone. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Peihua Jiang knows how difficult it can be to convince a child to take a sip of a bitter liquid medication.kA 4=2DDlQ<CE%6IEQm(96? E96J H6C6 J@F?8[ 9:D <:5D D@>6E:>6D 32=<65 2E E2<:?8 >65:4:?6D 3642FD6 E96J 5:5?VE =:<6 9@H E96J E2DE65] p?5 2D 2 ?6FC@3:@=@8:DE[ y:2?8 <?6H E96 >65:42= :DDF6D 2E DE2<6 H6?E 36J@?5 2 >:?@C :?4@?G6?:6?46]k^Am Monell Chemical Senses Center researchers recently developed a "bitter blocker" they hope can aid in the delivery of acrid-tasting medications. 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Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that …
Why you should stop tilting your head back to swallow pills If you struggle to swallow pills, big or small, you’re not alone.
