We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might look like. And, as researchers are ...

An adverse reaction is an undesirable reaction to a medication that's been taken correctly. It may occur immediately, hours, or years after starting a drug. Reactions might include minor side effects ...

Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50% according to a new study, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond ...

One of the most prominent medical developments in recent years has been the emergence of a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). The best known of these ...

Since taking office on June 30, 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has carried out a “war on drugs” that has led to the deaths of over 12,000 Filipinos to date, mostly urban poor.

Catch up on our live coverage of the issue from UN High-Level Week here. Vaccines are an essential part of global efforts to reduce AMR as they prevent infections, reduce the use and overuse of ...

Oct 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released on Wednesday a preliminary list of 101 generic drugs that would be available for no more than $2 for a month's supply ...

Too much of anything can be bad, and the consequence of too much of drugs is something we are all familiar with. Not all of us have tried these drugs, but cinema has shown us the most graphic and ...

If you use a drug repeatedly, your body can develop drug tolerance. With this condition, you have to take higher doses of the drug—or change to a different drug—to get the same benefit or effect you ...

The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's has been heralded as momentous. The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer ...

Before drug products are authorized for sale in Canada, Health Canada reviews them to assess their safety, efficacy and quality. Drug products include prescription and non-prescription pharmaceuticals ...