FDA Reviews MDMA Therapy for PTSD, Citing Health Risks and Study Flaws

The agency’s staff analysis suggests that approval of the illegal drug known as Ecstasy for treatment of PTSD is far from certain, with advisers meeting next week to consider the proposed therapy.

Ozempic May Help Treat Kidney Disease, Study Finds

A major clinical trial showed such promising results that the drug’s maker halted it early.

Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana

A bill that is expected to pass would impose prison time and thousands of dollars in fines on people possessing the pills without a prescription.

What to Know About Ozempic and Other Drugs Used for Weight Loss

How they work, what to expect when taking them and what the future holds.

Legal Weed Is Coming. It’s Time to Come Up With Some Rules.

Rescheduling the drug is the beginning of the end of marijuana criminalization. Now we need to think about regulation.

Según las redes, muchas mujeres están dejando de tomar la píldora. ¿Es verdad?

Cifras de varios estudios recientes revelan que cada vez más mujeres confían en la píldora anticonceptiva, ¿por qué las redes sociales parecen contar una historia diferente?

FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer

The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year.

Birth Control Pills Make Some Women Miserable. But Are They Stopping?

The internet is awash with stories of women throwing out their oral contraception. New data suggests a different narrative.

¿Cuándo es necesario tomar antibióticos?

Se utilizan para problemas de acné, tratamientos dentales y a veces hasta para tratar gripes. Pero la resistencia a los antimicrobianos puede acarrear problemas futuros.

Ozempic ha transformado el tratamiento de la diabetes

Millones de pacientes dependen de la insulina. Pero con los nuevos fármacos, algunos han podido reducir sus dosis o dejar de tomarla por completo.