Side effects are possible while you’re prepping for a colonoscopy. Here are six to be aware of and tips on how to manage them ...

Oral semaglutide at a dose of 25 mg may provide an alternative treatment option to injectable semaglutide (2.4 mg) and higher-dose oral semaglutide (50 mg) for persons with overweight or obesity. In a ...

Bactrim and Bactrim DS (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) are brand-name drugs prescribed to treat or prevent certain infections. As with other drugs, Bactrim and ...

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent ...

A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it does not legalize the drug. By Eileen Sullivan Reporting from Washington The ...

Thousands of Americans believe they experienced rare but serious side effects. But confirming a link is a difficult task. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva Mandavilli spent more than a year talking to ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

But disappointments stacked up rapidly. Measure 110 failed because its advocates misunderstood addiction, and also because they misunderstood the culture and political history of Oregon. Both of these ...

Low dose chemotherapy involves smaller doses of medications that are given more often than the doses in traditional higher dose regimens. Learn about the advantages and effectiveness of each approach.

MiraLAX is looking to engage with millennial women by enlisting two voices of their generation in Jacobson and Glazer, who created and starred in "Broad City" on Comedy Central in the 2010s. The ...