Psychedelic drugs such as MDMA are showing promising results in treating a range of mental disorders. However, important questions remain about how, where and by whom such therapies can be delivered. (Image credit: D-Keine via Getty Images) Psychedelics, including psilocybin,…
This year’s unusual medical reports include a variety of parasitic infections and unexpected consequences of breakdancing. (Image credit: wutwhanfoto via Getty Images) Doctors sometimes encounter conditions so strange or rare that they write up their observations in scientific journals to…
Drugs like Ozempic may have many beneficial effects on the body, but they are not without risks, a large new study suggests. (Image credit: Yulia Burmistrova via Getty Images) Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic may reduce the risk of 42…
Esketamine nasal spray can now be used as a stand-alone treatment for treatment-resistant depression in adults, according to the FDA. (Photo by Douglas Sasha via Getty Images) For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved…
The FDA has approved a new drug, Journavx, to treat moderate to severe acute pain. (Photo courtesy of Vertex Pharmaceuticals) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of painkillers for the first time in more than…
An ad during the Super Bowl drew attention to combination drugs and related legislation. (Image credit: Carol Yepes via Getty Images) A Super Bowl commercial for telemedicine company Hims & Hers has come under fire from critics who say the…
(Image credit: CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A small study has shown that an old heart drug known as digoxin may help slow the spread of tumors to other organs by breaking up clumps of cancer cells. However,…
Chronic inflammation rages like a fire in the body. Fortunately, researchers are developing new treatments. (Photo by Nicholas Forder) Inflammation is one of the body’s powerful defense mechanisms that helps us fight infections and heal wounds. “If you don’t have…
The overproduction of pro-inflammatory chemical signals known as cytokines from immune cells, as shown in the image, is an example of a situation where inflammation becomes excessive, Medzhitov said. (Image Credit: NANOCLUSTERING/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) “Inflammation is the…
There have been numerous cases of measles in the US this year. How protected are you from the disease? And how can you find out? (Image credit: FatCamera/Getty Images) Hundreds of people have fallen ill with measles in the United…
Supercentenarian Maria Brañas Morera on her 117th birthday on March 4, 2024. (Photo credit: Arxiu de la família Brañas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), via Wikimedia Commons) Maria Brañas Morera died in August 2024 at the age of 117, but…
Snot needs to be sticky to protect our airways from pollutants and pathogens. (Image credit: Makiko Tanigawa via Getty Images) Most of the time, you’re probably barely aware that you have mucus in your nose. However, when you have a…