Pharmaceuticals

With an April 7 court decision, one judge has harmed women’s health and undermined trust in science-based drug approvals in the U.S.

Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection

A judge’s decision could ban mifepristone across the country and weaken the Food and Drug Administration’s authority

Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it

A laboratory study unravels ways antidepressants and other nonantibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance

Drugs that reduce excess weight linked to chronic health problems have shown striking results in trials and in practice

Current monoclonal antibodies fail against COVID virus variants, so drugmakers want to use a fast-track test for new ones

A hemophilia drug has the potential to save lives. But it cannot treat the most common form of the disease

Eisai and Biogen share clinical trial data confirming that lecanemab slows mental decline amid reports of potentially related deaths

If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever increasing role in reproductive health care

A scientist who has been developing male birth control since the 1970s says safe, reversible and affordable options are possible

A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions