Page 2 - Robert Langreth News Today

Concern about aspartame’s health risks was reawakened after one unit of the World Health Organization classified the artificial sweetener as a possible carcinogen and another agency cleared the substance for

Weight Loss Pills: Novo and Lilly's experimental obesity pills helped people lose about 15% of body weight, similar to weight-loss shots on the market already, according to findings presented

The emergence of two new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease provides a rare burst of hope for the field of Alzheimer's research.

Merck’s COVID-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s

Merck & Co.’s Covid-19 pill is giving rise to new mutations of the virus in some patients, according to a study that underscores the risk of trying to intentionally alter the pathogen’s genetic code. Some researchers worry the drug may create more contagious or health-threatening variations of Covid, which has…

Plus, car repossessions are up, U.S. life expectancy is down, and journalists dig into the high cost of prescription drugs

Eisai Co. and partner Biogen Inc. said their drug slowed Alzheimer’s disease, making it the first medicine to blunt progression of dementia.

The pharmaceutical industry is mobilizing its army of lobbyists to attack Senate Democrats' Medicare drug pricing plan.

Biden administration officials are committing to curbing patent practices that lead to high drug costs as Senate Democrats push ahead with a plan to lower pharmaceutical prices.

The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web