Statin drugs are often prescribed to safely lower the risk of heart attacks, stroke and hardening of the arteries. What exactly are these drugs and how do they work?

“Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit ...

We appreciate the responses to our Article,1 which suggest that the health cost of paying for new pharmaceuticals in the National Health Service (NHS), estimated at £1·25 million quality-adjusted life ...

Analysis by Huseyin Naci and colleagues1 overlooks the broader policy context influencing the National Health Service expenditure on branded medicines. The Department of Health, through the Voluntary ...

The Hutchinson Correctional Facility was put on lockdown in May and June for excessive drug use, according to a Kansas state representative.

The drugs – glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight-loss medicines – are manufactured and shipped from China, according to the packaging. She orders them through online vendors.

When you go to a hospital, the same drugs can cost 18 times more, depending on the facility, according to a new report from the Michigan Health Purchasers Coalition. The study analyzed common ...

The UK's health regulator is investigating Ozempic and Mounjaro after linking the drugs to hundreds of severe illnesses and deaths.

Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs with massive drug-burning ceremonies taking place in cities like Yangon, Mandalay, and Taunggyi.

As Ohio cuts off state employees' coverage of medications for weight loss, a lawmaker who has benefited from the drugs wants to bring them back.