Taking expired medications may not seem like a big deal, but Dr. Jamie Winn, a pharmacist and medical director at Universal Drugstore, tells The Post that some of them can do serious damage to ...

Between January 20 and February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders declaring national emergencies on the U.S. southern and northern borders, thanks, in part, to the “the ...

In jails and prisons, drugs are still available, effective treatment is rare, and overdoses occur. People can also cycle in and out of jail, ending up back on the street without meaningful care or ...

HIV medications stop the virus from making copies of itself. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 50 HIV medications. HIV is transmitted through contact with blood ...

In 2020, Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the drug now marketed as Leqembi. Four years later, she and her husband, Ken, halted the treatment.

Side effects are common for people taking medications for dementia symptoms. For most people, these get better after a few weeks of taking the medication. However, not everyone has the same side ...

False Belief 1: Drug experimentation is normal for teens and shouldn’t alarm parents. Drug use and experimentation among teens often is ignored by many—even parents, who then may be unaware ...

Doctors refer to hair loss that occurs as a side effect of medication as drug-induced alopecia. Hair loss can be a side effect of many different medications, such as those for chemotherapy.

The men, returning from a night out, had pulled over to smoke heroin. Unknown to them, the drug had been fortified with a nitazene compound called isotonitazene, a highly potent new synthetic opioid.

There is no medication specifically for intrusive thoughts, but drugs that alleviate the underlying cause may also reduce the intrusive thoughts. Various conditions can cause intrusive thoughts ...

Nearly one in three Europeans have sampled illegal drugs in their lifetime, but not every country is alike when it comes to their drug habits or their health impact. Regular drug use is associated ...

Drug discovery is the process through which potential new medicines are identified. It involves a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Current ...