Two popular drugs from a class called glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists or GLP-1s were approved in 2017 for treating type 2 diabetes. Three years ago, one was also approved for treating obesity, ...

The use of drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound in people with type 1 diabetes has risen sharply over the past decade, a new study finds, even though there’s little information on the drugs’ safety ...

Extending anti-clotting drugs beyond the initial treatment period of at least 90 days after a first blood clot is linked to ...

The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling ...

Carol Bradley Bursack writes that pharmacists can review medications and identify possible drug interactions, duplications and side effects as well as answer questions.

In 1951, the Boggs Act signed into law by President Harry S. Truman meant that anyone caught with cannabis received a prison sentence of two to 20 years, on top of a $2,000 fine. Today, however, ...

Concerned about the risk of sudden death or serious injury associated with Ritalin and other stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a federal advisory panel says the drugs ...

The first drug crisis came in the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. In the unregulated, buyer-beware markets of that era, ...

Last week I described how easy it is to get the most lethal drugs on the streets of New York. And how “safe-use” sites had become magnets for dealers and addicts. Such sites are fought over. Do they ...