A psychoactive ingredient found in ayahuasca, a brew used in shamanistic rituals in South America, has shown promise as a treatment for depression in a phase 2a trial. In the study, 34 people living ...

Researchers find DMT – used in shamanic rituals – in tandem with psychotherapy has significant effect People with major depressive disorder can see a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose ...

At last week's launch of TrumpRx, President Trump described the discounted drug platform as "one of the most transformative health care initiatives of all time." But experts and health care advocates ...

An existing drug currently used to treat glaucoma, altitude sickness, and seizures may also have the potential to prevent relapse in opioid use disorder, according to a study by researchers at ...

David G. Hunter is president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of the medical device company ...

A common kidney medication could be the key to treating a type of infertility that affects up to 3% of women under 40, according to a study published in Science. Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) ...

There is a new hope for people with spinal cord injuries. Doctors are using an experimental, easy to deliver drug, with surprising results. A Chicago are a patient who got the drug says it’s nothing ...

Programs that support caregivers of patients with dementia could bring substantial benefits at a fraction of the price of an Alzheimer’s drug. Disease-slowing Alzheimer’s drugs entered the market in ...

Share on Pinterest Could an experimental drug trio fight difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer? Experiments in mouse models show promise. Image credit: adamkaz/Getty Images Pancreatic ductal ...

Down in the dumps? Help might be hiding in your fridge. A new, first-of-its-kind study suggests a controversial diet could ease severe, drug-resistant depression — with improvements showing up in as ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

For the first time in recent memory, the question of protecting children in struggling families has gained enough urgency to be more than a point of debate between bureaucratic insiders. That’s ...