Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

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. Large-scale ...

Drug addiction is a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance with a harmful outcome. Drugs overstimulate the brain’s reward circuit, producing pleasure or euphoria. With repeated ...

Harry Sumnall receives funding from public grant awarding bodies for alcohol and other drugs research, and fees from (international) not-for-profit organisations and government departments for ...

An old drug has taken on new popularity — and it has doctors concerned. “We walk into the president's chambers (at the fraternity) … and there’s three dudes carrying, like, Butane tanks ...

Sometimes you may receive a combination of therapies, or something else entirely. Oncology (cancer) drugs include a range of therapies and medications, such as chemotherapy drugs, targeted ...

Drug therapy (or pharmacotherapy) involves the administration of drugs to treat or prevent disease. In some cases – often in the treatment of disease such as cancer, HIV infection and diabetes ...

Scotland, which has the highest rate of recorded drugs deaths in Europe, is opening a new facility for users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision. By Stephen Castle Reporting from ...

Popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic and Trulicity are among 25 drugs Medicare has spent the most on but hasn't yet selected for price negotiation, according to a report released Thursday.

Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone therapy could be treated using a new drug that is currently in clinical trials for ovarian and bile duct cancer, according to research ...

The cost of prescription drugs is set to climb in 2025 and beyond, according to TD Cowen’s 30th Annual Drug Pricing survey. The investment bank polled 27 health maintenance organizations ...