Pfizer is ending the development of its potential once-daily pill treatment for obesity before venturing into the biggest and ...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a ...

The National Institute for Standards and Technology’s new harm reduction initiative is helping prevent needless deaths.

Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, new research suggests.    Patients who receive an ...

Giving patients a combination of drugs earlier in their treatment could prevent thousands of heart attacks, according to a new study. Patients should be treated earlier with statins and the ...

UVA professor Dr. Christopher Kramer explains how a new Eli Lilly drug may cut a significant heart attack risk factor by 95%.

A group of academics is arguing that countries seeking access to a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug from Gilead Sciences ...