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The case, filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade, seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
The nation's two largest pharmacies say they will soon be offering the abortion pill in states where the procedure is still legal.
ATLANTIC CITY — Two men were arrested Tuesday on weapons offenses after officers found loaded handguns on them while investigating drug activi…
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- American adults who have epilepsy and are Black or Hispanic are less likely than white adults to be prescribed the latest medications, according to new research.
A recently enacted New York law aims to ensure that naloxone is available if needed by people who take prescription opioids.
WILDWOOD — A man and woman from Lower Township were arrested after they were found outside a Wawa unconscious in a car packed with drugs, poli…
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who use medical marijuana to treat their chronic pain tend to cut their use of opioids and other painkillers, but the trend may also have a downside, a new survey shows.
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A leading pediatricians' group has issued new guidelines on treating obesity in children and teens that, for the first time, call for early, aggressive intervention that can include weight-loss drugs and surgery.
The U.S. remains in the midst of an ever-worsening drug overdose crisis. Because prescription opioids drove its earlier phases, the nation responded by drastically reducing access to those drugs — with prescriptions dropping by nearly 50% over the last decade. But it’s now clear that approach was ineffective at combating overdoses, and it left many patients with painful medical conditions ...
Is an ancient compound the new “wonder drug”? Experts urge caution, saying the data isn’t sufficient to start recommending daily doses.
Get the latest on Kevin McCarthy Speaker bid, Damar Hamlin's health and Prince Harry's memoir on our daily news podcast.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a second drug for Alzheimer disease, Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), despite reports of rare brain bleeds linked to use of the drug in some patients.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Two major pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, plan to offer abortion pills in states that do not have restrictions that would prevent dispensing the medications. This likely will not increase access in states that have made abortion illegal since a June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease, albeit with potenti…
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with an incurable, genetic liver disease have new hope after an animal study showed that a single drug could reverse its effects.
The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, unleashed a running firefight in the norther…
The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, unleashed a running firefight in the norther…
Prince Harry was confronted by a talking bin when a mushroom trip turned sour.
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Two major pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, plan to offer abortion pills in states that do not have restrictions that would prevent dispensing the medications.
Addiction treatment has been one of the most watched areas of psychedelics research in recently, as studies explore whether they could help people shake off the need for other substances, both legal and illegal.
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lecanemab: It's an experimental medication that's been shown in trials to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last June, many feared that abortion bans would jeopardize the health of pregnant women.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulatory change on Tuesday that allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills. Before now, patients could only get this two-drug medication through clinics, doctors, and a handful of mail-order pharmacies.
Updates to the drug's labeling allow many more retail pharmacies to dispense the pills, so long as they complete a certification process.