Many people rely on the pill as their go-to method of birth control. Birth control pills are marketed under various brand and generic names and come in several different formulations. Combination ...

The work resulted in liraglutide, the first long-lasting GLP-1-based drug, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2010 for type 2 diabetes. In the meantime, researchers were already ...

It was released in advance of a United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month on drug-resistant pathogens. “The numbers in the Lancet paper represent a staggering and unacceptable ...

Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he received confirmation from major generic pharmaceutical companies that they could sell copycat versions of Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb ...

The report, published on 16 September in The Lancet 1, found that between 1990 and 2021, more than one million people died from drug-resistant infections each year, and this could increase to ...

But with too few staff and inadequate gear, they’re no match for the most dangerous threat now lurking in the national parks, violent drug cartels.

A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection, significantly more than the primary option available for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP.

Drug rash refers to skin reactions as a side effect of certain medications. These rashes can vary from mild to severe and may appear as red spots, hives, or peeling skin. Common drugs that cause such ...

Her expertise is in personal finance and investing, and real estate. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a government agency that is responsible for the promotion and protection of public ...

Not all of us have tried these drugs, but cinema has shown us the most graphic and disturbing images of drug addictions. But drugs are not portrayed in a negative light all the time. Sometimes, movies ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is currently seeking regulatory approval for a new drug, suzetrigine, that looks promising in clinical trials. If approved, which could happen in early 2025, it would ...

The number of people who died due to drug misuse in Scotland has risen sharply. National Records of Scotland (NRS) data for 2023 revealed that 1,172 people died - up 121 on the previous 12 months ...