Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don’t need and raises heath care costs, but the true picture is more nuanced.

It's rare to make it through an episode of your favorite show without seeing a commercial for a prescription drug that ...

The popular class of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s have shown to be effective in curbing cravings beyond food. A few early studies have suggested that GLP-1 medications can do a lot to alleviate ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. John Wilkerson is a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunai Bioworks (LNAI), an AI-powered drug discovery and biodefense company, today announced it has completed a key commercial milestone under its NIH ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

BioXcel Therapeutics Inc. has named longtime biopharmaceutical executive Mark Pavao as its acting chief commercial officer, choosing an industry veteran to lead its efforts to expand the reach of its ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a notice announcing the 2026 DOT random drug testing rates, and truck drivers will see no changes from the last five years. The 2026 random drug ...

The FDA delivered a pair of holiday season approvals a week apart, signing off on Agios’ oral medicine Aqvesme for the treatment of anemia in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia on Dec. 23, and ...

Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration ...

Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested in connection with the death of his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, after they were discovered at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14 Becca Longmire is ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's weekly health newsletter, CommonHealth. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. About a decade ago, I read about a group of ...