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Your article on contraception misinformation does not consider the long history of medical misogyny (Online misinformation putting women off contraceptive pill, study finds, 13 September). I…

The value of the drugmaker Novo Nordisk has shot up by more than £6.5bn after research showed its new anti-obesity pill resulted in almost as much…

A daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave…

Tens of thousands of prescriptions have been issued in England for a promising and non-addictive new sleeping pill, but doctors say NHS uptake is being held…

Social media misinformation about the contraceptive pill is encouraging women to view it so negatively that many give it up, a study has found.Researchers have identified…

A measure that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers advanced to the desk of the governor, Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, setting up…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s…

A daily weight-loss pill has been shown to help patients lose about 12% of their body weight, according to the results of a clinical trial.The drug,…

First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human TrialA hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A…

Eli Lilly’s daily anti-obesity pill orforglipron appears to be as good at spurring weight loss and lowering blood sugar in diabetes patients as popular injectable GLP-1…