The escalating cost of insulin has desperate diabetics rationing medication, acquiring the drug from friends or getting it from Canada or Mexico.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Marijuana as a cure for opioid use? Nation’s top drug scientist says she’s skeptical
Her biggest concern about using marijuana for opioid-use disorder? “Ifyou don’t treat it properly, your risk of dying is quite high.”
Was Luke Perry too young to have a fatal stroke? Not really
The risk of stroke increases with age.But it can be particularly dangerous for adults in middle age (like actor Luke Perry, who was 52) and younger.
Senators grill Big Pharma CEOs over rising prescription drug prices
Senators are questioning top executives of seven pharmaceutical companieson the spiraling cost of prescription drugs.
FDA: Another blood pressure drug, irbesartan, recalled over cancer-causing impurity
Eight lots of the blood pressure-lowering drugs irbesartan and irbesartan HCTZ are recalled after testing reveals a carcinogen
More teens are vaping, but binge drinking and opioid use are down
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors, but use of other drugs and alcohol reached near historic lows.
Depression, suicide rates highest in Mountain West states
Leaders are working to combat the stigma of mental illness in a region that values independence and self-reliance.
Three more blood pressure drugs recalled over cancer concern: Here’s what you need to know
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has recalled three common blood pressure medications over concerns they could include small amounts of a cancer-causing impurity.
Doctors: Blood pressure drug substitutes are available for patients affected by recalls
As blood-pressure drug recall widens, doctors say patients should pay attention, but warned against dropping a medication without professional guidance.
Drug company raised price of lifesaving opioid overdose antidote more than 600 percent
As the nation struggled with rising opioid deaths, a drug company increased the price of an overdose antidotemore than 600 percent,a Senate subcommittee says.