The drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing and strength can get better for some of them is ...

Daraxonrasib, a new pancreatic cancer drug, cut the risk of death by 60% in a Phase 3 trial. A doctor explains how it works, side effects and when it could reach patients.

Nuclear medicine is a new frontier in cancer care, and for one Bucks County, Pennsylvania, mom, it's been a lifesaver.

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Balasegaram is executive director of the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership. No matter how carefully we use the antibiotics we have, drug resistant infections will continue to gain ...

Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience. "It doesn't mean that there aren't surprises or miracles," he says. "They do ...

In a group of health-related headlines, one says "Hope for new drug approach. As government-supported research in the US is being decimated by funding cuts, it was refreshing to attend iDR25 (the ...

There’s no doubt that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have been revolutionary — not just for people who want to lower their blood sugar and lose weight but for those who want to control other cravings as ...

Mark G. Lebwohl, MD, is a dermatologist at Mount Sinai in New York City. The information here represents his knowledge and experience as a medical professional. He treats people with chronic ...

For every life-changing new drug that comes to market, many candidates fail along the way. An artificial intelligence-based ...

Sleeping sickness is a notorious disease — immortalized in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. A single bite from a tsetse fly carrying the parasite is all it takes to infect someone. Without treatment ...