Health Care

Statin pills are the primary treatment for high cholesterol, but millions of people who can't or won't take them because of side effects may have another option.

The drugmaker says it will cap monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for people who are not covered by Medicare’s prescription drug program.

Global Pharma Healthcare previously recalled over-the-counter eye drops linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections and recently expanded it to include the eye ointment cream.

If you get health care through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year.

This is the first home test for the flu.

The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis.

Fittingly, the extraordinary act of love happened on Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day and National Donor Day.

An experimental drug that temporarily stops sperm in their tracks could be a “game-changer” for contraception, a new study found.

A first-of-its-kind, drug-free pill designed to “gently” vibrate in the colon may help squeeze food through the gut of chronically constipated people.

The new study focused on an anti-inflammatory drug used for rheumatoid arthritis and found that it may reverse some of the effects of aging on the blood system in mice.

Democrats tried to cap the price of insulin last year when they controlled both houses and fell short of the votes needed.

The study found that intensive blood pressure treatment may help to clear toxins and other byproducts from the brain.

If passed, eligible individuals who are behind bars in Massachusetts could receive 60 days to one year off of their sentences in exchange for donating organs or bone marrow.

The Satanic Temple, which doesn’t believe in a literal Satan, has claimed its abortion ritual is exempt from bans because it’s part of religious practice.

Gay rights groups have long opposed blanket restrictions on who can give blood, saying they discriminate against the LGBTQ community.

Here are some things to know about the FDA's approval of lecanemab, to be sold under the brand name Leqembi.

The potential presence of a nitrosamine impurity has prompted Lupin Pharmaceuticals to issue a recall of some blood pressure medication, per an announcement.