For-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities provide a vital health service, but across Canada ...

From sugar highs to dopamine rushes, new research shows that ultra-processed foods may hijack the brain’s reward system much ...

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to make changes soon to the lengthy black box warning on many hormone replacement products for women with menopause symptoms, Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary ...

A decades-old cancer drug may soon be approved to help kids with certain autism-related symptoms linked to folate deficiency. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to clear ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a version of leucovorin made by GlaxoSmithKline, years after the company pulled the drug from consideration when it stopped manufacturing it. The ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A new COVID-19 variant has quickly emerged as dominant in a matter of months, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Levels of iron in the brain could be a warning sign of future Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. High levels of the chemical element have been shown to increase brain toxins and trigger ...

Scientists at Stanford have found that hyperactivity in the brain’s reticular thalamic nucleus may drive autism-like behaviors. In mouse models, drugs and neuromodulation techniques that suppressed ...

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Right-wing parties slam move by Bologna's centre-left led city council. A controversy has erupted in Italy over a decision by Bologna city council to distribute free pipes to crack users as part of ...

DETROIT — As Hannah Meissner hands sterile needles, fentanyl test strips and peanut butter sandwiches to drug users inside a mobile outreach van, she fears her job helping them stay alive — and break ...