A massive review of 23 randomized trials found that statins do not cause the vast majority of side effects listed on their labels. Memory problems, depression, sleep issues, weight gain, and many ...

Shares of Oric Pharmaceuticals fell after the company said data from a phase 1b trial of a prostate cancer treatment showed that a larger dose led to higher rates of side effects. Shares were down 22% ...

Patches typically used to alleviate symptoms of menopause in women could offer a new treatment pathway for a specific type of prostate cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at University ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says concerns over record warmth and the low snow pack prompted his decision to activate the state's Drought Task Force on Tuesday. The task force will study drought ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Novo Nordisk — the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy — for failing to report potential side effects in patients who took its blockbuster ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

Radiotherapy is a key foundation of oncologic treatment that is used across the spectrum of cancer indications. Advances in imaging, treatment planning, and dose delivery have led to increasingly ...

I am currently arranging to get a shingles vaccination. I had shingles at university and still bear the scars, so I really don’t want to risk getting it again. But I also have in mind the fact that ...

The long list of side effects associated with statins is vastly overstated, according to the most rigorous assessment of the evidence to date. This is prompting calls for the drugs’ packaging to be ...

An inmate who died the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Saturday afternoon was maced and subdued by officers before suffering a suspected heart attack, but officials do not believe unlawful ...

Oprah Winfrey says she had one big main side effect from taking a GLP-1 weight-loss drug. The most common problems for patients taking blockbuster anti-obesity medications like Wegovy and Zepbound are ...