The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada said 25-year-old Alesha Marie Martin “ultimately confessed to administering the medication” ...

Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29 million individuals and ...

"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which ...

Using acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a major new ...

Rep. Lois Frankel said she is pushing back against a movement to add prior-authorization requirements to Medicare and to use ...

Evidence from a new large UK multicentre trial is challenging the results from a previous smaller US trial that led to the ...

Students should not have to choose between their health and their education,” said state Sen. T’wina Nobles, a Fircrest ...

New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a ...

A new study suggests that common medications prescribed to help manage ADHD, such as Adderall and Ritalin, may work ...

Taking an ADHD medication produces brain patterns nearly identical to those of getting a good night’s rest, according to the largest brain imaging study of stimulant drugs ever conducted. The finding ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

WashU Medicine pediatric neurologist Benjamin Kay, MD, PhD, treats children with ADHD. A new study by Kay and colleagues found that stimulant medications commonly prescribed for the condition might ...