The benefits and risks of alcohol consumption depend upon the dose, your genes, your sex, and your state of health.

After losing more than 100 pounds following gastric surgery, he tried Ozempic for a while, but the side effects were too much ...

It's a simple premise; movement is medicine—not just a mantra for gym buffs and marathon runners. It's a prescription for a ...

Opioid-class drugs are commonly prescribed as powerful pain medications in both humans and animals, though they can also be accessed or used illicitly. These substances carry a significant risk of ...

Carol Grant of Harrison Township, who has a loved one who has been negatively impacted by kratom, has lobbied for its ban and said she was “elated” about the passage and critical of the lawmakers who ...

Those days and weeks after a hospitalization are often a demanding, sometimes confusing time for patients, their loved ones and the providers taking care of them, says Joshua Pevnick, M.D., M.S.H.S. A ...

Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

Many people who live with depression say that the hardest part is not just feeling sad, but feeling stuck. Simple tasks like getting out of bed, taking a shower, or going for a short walk can feel ...

A drug that doctors often use to calm patients before surgery may not be as harmless as once thought, especially when it is ...

Scientists have discovered a compound in python blood that reduces appetite and could lead to safer, more effective weight-loss drugs.

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.

Researchers developed a chip-based platform, “μPharma,” that rapidly predicts drug response through AI analysis for children ...