Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH, clinical instructor, division of geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco. Board-certified in both geriatrics and internal medicine, she is founder of BetterHealthWhileAging.net, a website that provides practical information for older adults and family caregivers. She has a geriatric consultation practice in the Bay Area and writes about geriatrics and new technologies at GeriTech.org.
Yes, you want relief, but many popular OTC painkillers can have dangerous—little-known—side effects. Read this before popping that pill…
