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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a medication called Xolair to help lessen the severity of an accidental allergic reaction in people who are allergic to multiple foods. Xolair, ...

Almut Winterstein consults on medication safety issues to Merck, Syneos, Lykos and Novo Nordisk. She receives funding for pregnancy-related research from NIH, CDC, FDA, and the Gates Foundation. Sonja ...

Taking antibiotics can often lead to a collection of side effects: constipation, diarrhea, and bloating, for example. This happens because antibiotics are meant to target infection-causing bacteria, ...

On the morning of July 10, Erica Hamlett was working at her job, helping people returning from incarceration find work, when a good friend texted her about the mass overdose in the Penn North ...

Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. By Matt Richtel Historically speaking, it’s not a bad time to be the ...

Rheumacare Capsules, a joint pain drug, is recalling the medication over elevated lead levels, the FDA reports. Here’s a list ...

Ever rummaged through your medicine cabinet for relief from a throbbing headache, only to find that your go-to painkiller has past its “use by” date? Now you're left with a dilemma: Do you take the ...

Alcohol, drug and vape use are decreasing among students in Summit and Wasatch counties, following a statewide trend.

Project Overdose is introducing an artificial intelligence tool that can alert communities about what potentially deadly ...