Some of us have a medicine cabinet that looks less like a pharmacy and more like a museum. It’s why I make a point to do an inventory at least once a year with my spring cleaning. You never know what ...
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.” By Simar Bajaj and Dani Blum When Jessica Layeux, a cybersecurity ...
Popular acid reflux drugs such as Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix may carry hidden risks when taken long term. A new study found that extended use disrupted iron and calcium levels in rats, changes ...
Study of 600,000 US military veterans shows that those who took anti-obesity medications were less likely to develop some complications of substance-use disorders. The study’s large number of ...
A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...
AURORA, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 18: An Ozempic box and pen are seen at Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO, November 18, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Senior ...
University of Oregon will be the second university in Oregon to offer medication abortion. Medication abortion involves two FDA-approved pills typically taken at or before 11 weeks of pregnancy.
For some people, the medications have transformed their relationship with physical activity. By Danielle Friedman Jamie Selzler dreaded exercise for as long as he could remember. Throughout his 20s ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly mulling whether more prescription drugs should be sold over the counter (OTC) at pharmacies. In an interview on Wednesday, FDA commissioner Martin ...
People who order low-cost versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound from so-called compounding pharmacies might soon see disruptions in their medication. The U.S. Food and ...
For months, President Donald Trump and his aides touted efforts to lower prescription drug prices for Americans. Now consumers can check prices at the recently launched website TrumpRx.gov. "This is a ...
Following last week’s launch of TrumpRx, a federal government-based prescription drug platform, doctors are speaking about its potential benefits for consumers — and also its limitations. The platform ...