New research has found that antidepressant side effects may be more varied than previously thought. The large-scale study, published on October 21 in The Lancet, examined the impact of antidepressant ...

Weighing the benefits of antidepressants against the costs of their potential side effects can be tricky for the millions of Americans who take these prescription drugs. But a large new study ...

CHICAGO -- Physicians debated the idea of the American Medical Association (AMA) supporting a registry to track adverse events tied to blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss medications during an open ...

“Help me please … I can’t calm down without laying on the ground and freaking out for a good 20 minutes … Should I get medical help?” This plea came from a post on the social media site Reddit. The ...

Amber Carter had battled with her weight for as long as she could remember. For decades, the 39-year-old from Clarkston, Michigan, had been caught in a frustrating cycle: eating a balanced diet, ...

Metformin, the world’s most widely used diabetes drug, has long been recognized for its surprising range of benefits beyond lowering blood sugar, from reducing inflammation to lowering cancer risk.

Serena Williams has been in the news this past week. But this time, it's not because of yet another tennis-related accolade. The former World No. 1, 43, has spoken out recently about her 31-pound ...

Patients using Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs are reporting a complication not listed among the drug’s most common side effects. We’re not talking about “Ozempic babies,” but that’s also a thing.

An international research team has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which the breast cancer drug tamoxifen can increase the risk of secondary tumors in the uterus. The study shows that ...

The trouble with many drugs is that they go where they shouldn’t, producing unwanted side effects. Psychiatric drugs might cause dissociation, painkillers can induce nausea and chemotherapy often ...