Chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, asthma, HIV infection, and mental illness may be greatly undertreated among incarcerated people.

In addition to lowering cholesterol, statins protect the cells that line blood vessels. New research shows how.

Opioid-involved overdose deaths following nonfatal overdose events are largely preventable with buprenorphine, research finds.

"Our research suggests that the US could benefit from adopting Canada's more flexible regulatory approach to methadone treatment..."

A new discovery provides a tool for developing better insulin preparations that millions of people around the world depend on.

A new algorithm calculates how to effectively repurpose existing drugs that could be used in future pandemic outbreaks.

Adding an antipsychotic to an antidepressant they're already taking may offer a better way to help older adults with hard-to-treat depression.

Older adults with cancer who take multiple medications have 59% higher odds of having to stop cancer treatment earlier than recommended.

Some parents may reach for medication too quickly when children have low fevers, new national poll suggests.

The cannabis component CBD inhibits the breakdown of THC, which may result in a stronger and longer high after using edibles, research finds.