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Long-acting injectable HIV treatment leads to rectal shedding in a small proportion of patients with HIV, independent of the oral lead-in phase.

Children on higher-dose tuberculosis treatment regimens, as per 2010 World Health Organization guidelines, experience more adverse events than those on lower-dose regimens.

Rilzabrutinib significantly reduces itch and hives in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria unresponsive to antihistamines, in a phase 2 study.

People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.

Fremanezumab shows safety, efficacy in phase III trial of pediatric patients

The addition of the aldosterone synthase inhibitor helped lower blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension.

A new clinical trial has shown for the first time that taking high doses of vitamin D could stave off the progression of multiple sclerosis. However, much more research is warranted to confirm these findings.

A hair loss drug that first gained popularity in the 1990s is seeing a resurgence of interest. Minoxidil is best known as the key ingredient in Rogaine, the popular hair loss solution launched more than 30 years ago. Now dermatologists are increasingly prescribing the drug in low-dose pills to help men and women trying to regrow hair. The practice follows recent studies suggesting the ingredient is effective when…

This observational study highlights sex-related disparities in the treatment of hypertension, particularly after the initiation of antihypertensive medications by general practitioners.

Eli Lilly is offering higher-dose vials through its direct-to-consumer website, LillyDirect, which started offering lower doses in vials in August.

While main results from a platform study of four experimental drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are negative, it shows this novel platform trial model works.

Robert F Kennedy Jr suggested during his confirmation hearing that SSRI medications are as addictive as heroin. Experts say that's not true.

The kinase inhibitor is now approved for adults and children aged ≥ 2 years with neurofibromatosis type 1 who have unresectable symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas.

New research explores the wide world of the positives, and potential drawbacks, of new obesity medications. And each brings a new consideration for physicians.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller, Journaxv, or suzetrigine, drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals said.

Researchers compiled a list of all of the ways GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound affect the body.

In the CodeBreaK 300 trial, sotorasib and panitumumab had better response rates and improved PFS vs standard-of-care treatment options.

To treat depression, the tech magnate has said he'd rather use ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, than traditional antidepressants.

Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome is caused by mutations in the gene coding for a thyroid hormone transporter, preventing thyroid hormones from entering brain cells.

Supplements widely marketed to men for performance, energy and sex drive are testing positive for prescription drugs that could have dangerous side effects.