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US military strikes abroad win local support but critics say the issue is more complex.The United States has carried out strikes near Venezuela that President Donald…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.The president of the United States recently claimed that the use of acetaminophen, commonly known by the…

Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer in England are to be offered a drug that can halve the risk of death.In guidance published on Friday,…

The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its kind has…

Each year, more than nine million people in the United States do not take their medicines as prescribed owing to cost concerns. People there pay up…

Among US counties containing the nation’s 10 largest cities, Cook county, Illinois – where Chicago is located – has seen the largest reduction in overdose deaths…

While the chief executive of Eli Lilly may lament the UK’s drug prices (UK is ‘worst country in Europe’ for drug prices, says Mounjaro maker, 24…

An online parallel market for an unlicensed weight-loss drug is being fuelled by TikTok fitness influencers and sellers on WhatsApp, a Guardian investigation can reveal.Retatrutide, which…

According to Martin Makary, head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug leucovorin will help “hundreds of thousands of kids” with autism. But…

Globes of folinic acid, also called leucovorin, which Trump team officials have promoted as an intervention for autism.Credit: Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo LibraryAccording to Martin Makary, head…