Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

Australia’s regulator has issued warnings about the risk of suicidal thoughts and lower effectiveness of contraceptives in ...

HIV treatment has delivered life-altering advantages. Antiretroviral therapy has led to a reduced mortality and improved life ...

People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But engineered antibodies appeared to suppress the virus ...

But there's news on that front — a new medication, elinzanetant, sold under the name Lynkuet. It's a once-a-day pill designed to treat moderate to severe "hot flashes," also called vasomotor symptoms.

New research finds that popular type 2 diabetes drug metformin can impact the brain. Here’s why that matters and what it means for treatment, per doctors.

But a new study from the University of California Davis shows that ibuprofen may affect the liver more than we thought. Even more surprising, the drug seems to affect men and women in different ways.

What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — and tens of millions of people. While most ...

A similarly designed study in patients with both obesity and diabetes, published in Retina, also linked GLP-1 drugs to lower ...

And Big Pharma’s not done cashing in on the weight-loss boom. Drugmakers are readying a new wave of next-level GLP-1 treatments, with several promising candidates in the pipeline. These experimental ...

Marketers are positioning weight-loss shots as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds. Doctors warn that ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...