New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may ...

Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at ...

We knew that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy did more than just help control type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss, but the ...

President Trump has been bullish on stopping the flow of drugs from Latin America. What exactly is this administration's strategy for stopping drug trafficking?

A next-generation drug tested in yeast was found to extend lifespan and slow aging by influencing a major growth-control pathway. Researchers also uncovered an unexpected role for agmatinases, enzymes ...

The U.S. healthcare system is the best in the world for complex care. We have the most innovative drug companies, the best medical devices, and incredible doctors and surgeons. The U.S. healthcare ...

The weight-loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) now has another major benefit: on Dec. 20, it became the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat obstructive sleep apnea ...

The Trump administration just levied tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada with a message: it’s not about trade, it’s about fentanyl. Fentanyl is a deadly scourge, but as I previously wrote, AI can now ...

Experts are warning about nitazenes — synthetic opioids with different, deadly strains — that can be hidden in other drugs Crowder Funeral Home; Dignity Memorial A synthetic opioid that’s 43 times ...

A new drug usually starts with a tragedy. Peter Ray knows that. Born in what is now Zimbabwe, the child of a mechanic and a radiology technician, Ray fled with his family to South Africa during the ...