-
What happens when a $2 million gene therapy is not enoughBaby Ben Kutschke was diagnosed at three months with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare inherited...
-
Japan approves abortion pill for the first timeThe abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health...
-
Hong Kong bans cannabis derivative, forcing businesses to shut or revampHong Kong on Wednesday (Feb 1) banned cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative of cannabis, as a...
-
U.S. approves Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows diseaseU.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer's drug that's been shown to...
-
Chinese take risks on black market drugs as COVID-19 surgesDesperate families searching for critical COVID-19 medication in China, faced with bare pharmacy shelves and...
-
Alleged kingpin dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to AustraliaThe alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted...
-
New Alzheimer's drug lecanemab hailed as landmark breakthroughA new drug which could halt the progression of Alzheimer's has been hailed the “beginning...
-
Exciting step forward in tackling untreatable high blood pressurePeople with untreatable high blood pressure may be closer to medicinal help after an “exciting”...
-
Popular diabetes drug found to contain potential carcinogenAn impurity called nitrosamine was found in some samples of the drug, which has the...
-
Ditch the quick fix: 5 easy ways to replace expensive supplementsEveryone likes a quick fix. It’s why the shelves at your local drugstore are overflowing...
-
Doctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out...
-
First U.S. drug injection center aims to lead way on overdoses"This site saves lives," reads an inscription on the wall of America's first drug injection...
-
Ivermectin and Covid-19: why controversy around the drug was reignited this weekThe rise of the Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a unifying force around the world,...
-
New class of drug reverses paralysis in miceU.S. scientists have developed a new form of drug that promotes the regeneration of cells...
-
Mexico: gunmen kill family of five and wound babyGunmen in Mexico have killed five family members, including a boy, 14, and wounded an...
-
UK approves a pill to treat Covid-19, but how does it work?Efforts to combat Covid-19 have taken another step forward with the UK’s recent announcement that...
-
Pfizer trials show its antiviral pill cuts risk of severe Covid-19 by 89%The makers of an antiviral pill for Covid-19 have said they stopped a trial after...
-
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a...
-
Colombia captures most-wanted drug lord OtonielColombia's most-wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” has been captured in a victory for the government of...
-
Merck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalizationIn a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said...
-
Statin users 50% less inclined to die in medical center from severe COVID-19Some 40 million persons living in america take statins in reducing their cholesterol levels and...
-
Data on efficacy of COVID-19 drug candidate Avigan is inconclusive: Japan government boardThe Japanese Health Ministry said on Monday (Dec 22) its medical review board figured clinical...
-
'Near impunity' for drug war killings in Philippines, UN report saysTens of thousands of folks in the Philippines might have been killed in the war...
-
Alcohol-related liver disease: New drug targets foundA report combining analysis of patient samples with mice studies has discovered new drug targets...
-
U.S. allows use of 1st drug shown to greatly help virus recoveryU.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency make use of the first drug that appears to...