WASHINGTON -- An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further support for the drug’s potential in treating one of the most common forms ...

For over two decades, finasteride—a popular prescription drug taken by millions of men to treat hair loss—has quietly carried a shadow. Behind its cosmetic promise lay disturbing signs of deeper harm: ...

Gabapentin became the fifth most prescribed U.S. medication in 2024, a CDC analysis showed. From 2010 to 2024, prescriptions jumped from 79.5 to 177.6 per 1,000 people. Prescribing increased most for ...

The most basic assumption about how psychedelic medicine works is at least partially flawed: Psychedelics are altering not just a few specific brain cells, but the vast majority of them, according to ...