Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

The average drug now costs more than US$1 billion to develop and takes more than a decade to reach the market 1. And for every success, there are nine drug candidates that fail clinical trials 2.

A BBC investigation found 20 online pharmacies selling restricted drugs without checks - such as GP approval. In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false ...

Amid tension between China and the US over trade, there's also friction over another issue - the illegal trade in synthetic drugs. The US believes factory-produced opioids - powerful painkillers ...

FROM LOS ANGELES to London, weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic are reshaping culture as much as waistlines. Some Ozempic-takers have tiny appetites and dine at unusual hours to avoid spells of nausea.

Available antipsychotic treatments work by blocking dopamine receptors. The new drug, Cobenfy, takes a different approach. By Ellen Barry and Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration on ...

One person dies of a drug overdose every five minutes in America. More than 70,000 people a year are already being killed by the opioid Fentanyl. This drug is now being mixed with something even ...

In my previous article, I discussed how AI is rapidly transforming the drug discovery process, significantly accelerating timelines and reducing costs. However, while AI's potential in this domain ...

Most drugs are used to help someone get better if they're ill, and we call them medicines. Medicines and drugs can be harmful. You should always check with a doctor or an adult you trust before ...

The report, published on 16 September in The Lancet 1, found that between 1990 and 2021, more than one million people died from drug-resistant infections each year, and this could increase to ...

When a medication works right, it boosts your health or helps you feel better. But a drug can bring on problems if it doesn't mix well with something else you put into your body, like another ...

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...