Medicine

Come fall, a new antibody drug should be available to protect U.S. newborns and infants younger than 8 months from severe RSV infections.

This summer, the CDC is expected to release guidelines for the use of doxy-PEP to prevent STIs. But what is it, and why is everyone talking about it now?

Ten patients with anorexia were treated with psilocybin and reported a positive experience, and four experienced remission of their symptoms.

Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.

Unlike other erectile dysfunction treatments, Eroxon is a gel and doesn't require a doctor's prescription.

Some compounding pharmacies are using unauthorized active ingredients to make copycat versions of Ozempic and Wegovy.

A potential antidote for death cap mushrooms has been discovered and tested in lab dish studies and in mice.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a gene therapy for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, also known as butterfly disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill for moderate to severe hot flashes.

The rate of fatal overdoses involving fentanyl skyrocketed in the U.S. between 2016 and 2021, new data show.