Pharmaceuticals

Over-the-counter analgesics can be quite effective, but high doses have downsides

The Merck pill, which could become the first oral antiviral COVID treatment, forces the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to mutate itself to death

There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act

The organizations touting unproved protocols for the antiparasitic drug may be harming vaccination efforts

New research has created microscopic antibiotic factories in droplets that measure a trillionth of liter in volume.

The military is creating “smart” E. coli to combat a variety of disorders faced by warfighters

Adjusted for inflation, NIH budget has fallen by 14 percent since 2006, which may explain some of the decrease

The new findings do not prove SSRIs cause autism, but they raise more questions about taking such medications late in pregnancy

Soaring levels of drug use in livestock fuels concern about resistant bacteria, human health

Lawmakers investigating how mergers may stoke price hikes at companies including Valeant, Turing

The eggs of the genetically engineered animal contain an enzyme that can treat a rare disease

If you find yourself taking headache medication more often than you'd like, try these drug-free approaches next time a headache looms