In 2025, the FDA approved 73 first-time generic drugs.  Here are the generics and their indication, in order of approval date: Note: The FDA’s information is current as of Dec. 18. 1. Phytonadione ...

In the weeks leading up to what was expected to be a second attempt to execute Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner, state prison officials found they had a problem: Their lethal injection drugs ...

People who inject drugs are dying at an alarming rate from endocarditis, a serious but treatable heart-valve infection. But their odds of survival improve dramatically, even five years after their ...

Drugs currently shortage FDA total 75 as of Dec. 30, down from 194 in June, mainly hospital injectables and acute care meds.

The weight-loss drug market is surging, with biotech firms racing to win share in a sector dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli ...

People who inject drugs are dying at an alarming rate from endocarditis, a serious but treatable heart-valve infection. But their odds of survival improve dramatically, even five years after their ...

The FDA has approved the first pill version of Wegovy, expanding access to one of the most popular and effective weight-loss ...

Across social media and encrypted messaging apps, a new frontier of weight loss is unfolding in real time, with people ...

With lethal injection drugs proving both costly and difficult to obtain, a growing number of Republican lawmakers and state officials are pushing for an alternative: the firing squad. Lethal injection ...

Harm reduction initiatives, like syringe services programs, can reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. A recent executive order threatens such programs. (Photo by Robert ...

Idaho’s stockpile of execution drugs, which is housed at the Idaho state prison complex south of Boise, has cost taxpayers $200,000 over the past two years. All of the hard-to-find chemicals have ...