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Male birth control pill clears initial safety hurdle
YourChoice Therapeutics, working with Quotient Sciences and Incyte, reports that single oral doses of the investigational non‑hormonal male contraceptive YCT‑529... Read more -
'Powerful new approach': New drug combination strategy shows promise against hard-to-treat cancers
A potential target for experimental drugs that block PRMT5—a naturally occurring enzyme some tumors rely more on for survival—has been... Read more -
Less is more: Low-dose olanzapine can curb chemo-induced nausea without sedation
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting are among the most distressing side effects of anti-cancer treatment, particularly for those receiving highly emetogenic... Read more -
With COVID cases rising this summer, what to know about the Paxlovid treatment
COVID-19 is rising in prevalence in many states nationally following the July 4 holiday week, but the role of the... Read more -
Kennedy's mental health drug skepticism lands at FDA panel
The Food and Drug Administration, making good on a Trump administration promise to examine the usage of antidepressants, on July... Read more -
Study finds ivermectin lowers malaria infection rates when added to existing control methods
Ivermectin administered to the whole population significantly reduces malaria transmission, offering new hope in the fight against the disease.... Read more -
Running interference: Scientists block viral RNA, aiming to cure hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering... Read more -
Use of antiseizure drugs with known or uncertain risks during pregnancy continues
Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has... Read more -
Low dose of weight loss drug may improve heart failure symptoms with minimal weight loss
Low doses of the injectable weight-loss medication semaglutide may improve symptoms of a hard-to-treat type of heart failure. This effect... Read more -
Study shows lower dose of abiraterone acetate as effective for prostate cancer treatment
Pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians, nurses and pharmacists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and National University Hospital (NUH) have shown... Read more -
Pumped up with poison: New research shows many anabolic steroids contain toxic metals
Eighteen-year-old Mark scrolls Instagram late at night, watching videos of fitness influencers showing off muscle gains and lifting the equivalent... Read more -
From painkillers to antibiotics: Five medicines that could harm your hearing
When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there's another,... Read more -
Are steroids sold in Australia what they claim to be?
More than half of a sample of unregulated anabolic–androgenic steroid products sold in Australia were mislabeled or mis-sold, according to... Read more -
Urgent care visits often linked to inappropriate prescribing
Urgent care visits are often associated with inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and opioids, according to a research letter published... Read more -
Anti-obesity medications associated with weight rebound post-treatment
Patients prescribed drugs to help them lose weight may experience a rebound in weight gain after halting their prescription, finds... Read more
