Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

In a miraculous example of not making the perfect the enemy of the good, two women’s lives were saved through ongoing innovation in organ t

Women who have been lucky enough to survive breast cancer may face increased risk of lung cancers, according to a new study in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

Contrary to what the Food Babe says, the spelling, length, or pronunciation of a chemical has absolutely nothing to do

Remember the great news last fall when the FDA unanimously approved a new anti-shingles vaccine, which was shown to be much more effective than the available alternative? Well, if you do, it appears that you're not alone. Not by a long shot.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just delivered another blow to a rather epic play by pharmaceutical giant Allergan to game the patent system.

The overdose-reversing drug naloxone saves thousands of lives each year and is more widely available today than ever.

As is common practice, adults looking to lower their risk for heart disease for years have been told by their doctor to take low-dose aspirin on a daily basis. 

There are two kinds of cholesterol, HDL (the "good" kind) and LDL (the "bad" kind).

Urgent care centers and retail clinics top the list when it comes to the inappropriate use of antibiotics, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine

Antibiotic resistance is not going away.  The CDC estimates that we lose 23,000 American lives every year and $20 billion in excess costs to the problem of resistance.  Most experts, myself included, believe this is a vast underestimate.