What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill? That's a notion that has long fueled hope for many of the more than 40% of Americans who are considered obese — and fueled ...

A ONE-minute cancer drug injection will speed up treatment for thousands of NHS patients. Pembrolizumab, given to about ...

LEBANON, Ohio -- The twice-arrested heroin user listened nervously as the judge reviewed her record, then offered a deal he thinks could save her life. "You're not a criminal, you're an addict," Judge ...

When someone overdoses on an opioid, their lips turn purple. Sometimes, their fingernails turn bluish-black. Blood drains from their face and their skin gets pale and clammy as they become trapped in ...

The idea for this post was initiated when I read a snippet in The Fortean Times about a 34-year old man from New York who injected cocaine into his penis and ended up with gangrene and further medical ...

A new drug called zilebesiran may help lower blood pressure for as long as 6 months with just one injection. The findings were presented at the at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions ...

Doctors at DAP Health have begun administering a new twice-a-year injectable HIV prevention medication, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June. Gilead's drug lenacapavir ...

A project that began as a Gates Foundation-funded effort to expand contraceptive options, particularly in developing nations, has led to the development of a new method to deliver certain drugs in ...

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — The twice-arrested heroin user listened nervously as the judge reviewed her record, then offered a deal he thinks could save her life. “You’re not a criminal, you’re an addict,” ...