Vaginal thrush is common, with three in every four women of reproductive age likely to be affected. But fungal infections are ...

It’s dangerous for humans to take any drug made for animals, including ivermectin. A dose meant for a big animal such as a horse or cow (which can weigh 2,000 pounds or more) can be toxic or ...

together with knowledge of age-dependent pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic changes and drug-drug interactions. Conventional antipsychotics such as haloperidol, chlorpromazine, promazine ...

Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Over the past five years, Rachel Sutherland has received research funding from the Australian Government Department of ...

Three scientists involved in developing the blockbuster anti-obesity drugs that are currently changing the health-care landscape are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Lasker Awards.

Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can develop drugs to combat them. At the same time, humans have unwittingly given the bugs an ...

The report, published on 16 September in The Lancet 1, found that between 1990 and 2021, more than one million people died from drug-resistant infections each year, and this could increase to ...

In this article, we discuss the global issue of drug shortages. We summarise our research where we developed a framework for quantifying the cost of a shortage, and through three case studies provide ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mikayla Brown and her husband, Tyler, visit the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose ...

A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection, significantly more than the primary option available for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP.

Drug rash refers to skin reactions as a side effect of certain medications. These rashes can vary from mild to severe and may appear as red spots, hives, or peeling skin. Common drugs that cause such ...