FDA OKs Dsuvia, a powerful opioid pill, as an alternative to IV painkiller
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals.
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FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45
U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45.
U.S. hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage
There is another opioid crisis happening in the U.S., and it has nothing to do with the overdose epidemic: Hospitals are frequently running out of widely used injected painkillers.
Insulin quality questions have diabetes experts scrambling
Preliminary research suggesting that some diabetes patients may be injecting medicine that has partially disintegrated is causing concern even as serious questions are raised about the research itself.
Viagra goes generic: Pfizer to launch own little white pill
The little blue pill that's helped millions of men in the bedroom is turning white. Drugmaker Pfizer is launching its own cheaper generic version of Viagra rather than lose most...
Insider Q&A: Health data helps doctors pick drugs
Tightly-controlled studies used to test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs don't always tell the whole story of how well a drug works for the thousands and sometimes millions...
FDA OKs first continuous blood sugar monitor without finger prick tests
U.S. regulators have approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor for diabetics that doesn't need backup finger prick tests.
Trump attacks exec for quitting a federal advisory council over Charlottesville
Trump lashed out at the CEO of the nation's third-largest pharmaceutical company after he resigned from a federal advisory council, citing the president's failure to explicitly rebuke the white nationalists...
Trying to keep brain sharp doesn’t have to be costly
"Does one have to spend their life savings on computer games? I don't think so," said Dr. Yonas Geda, a psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., who's looked...
New deals for drugs: No heart attack or your money back
Deals being negotiated between drugmakers and the insurers who buy medicines now sometimes include extra rebates 鈥� or even full refunds 鈥� if drugs don't help patients as expected.