Drugs

Tech giant Meta, parent company of social media apps Facebook and Instagram, is being probed by federal authorities related to the sale of illicit substances via its platforms.

A 27-year-old Florida woman died aboard a cruise ship traveling to the Bahamas earlier this week and police later confiscated cocaine from her cabin.

Some doctors struggling to balance completing administrative tasks with patient care are charging for certain things like responding to lengthy patient emails.

Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco's family filed to permanently dismiss a lawsuit against Sofia Vergara, Netflix and other parties over the new show "Griselda."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned an "uncharacteristic spike" of illnesses in New Jersey has tied to products that contain the drug tianeptine.

Lisa Neville calls for social media companies to do more to protect kids online after losing her son to fentanyl poisoning due to pills bought from dealer on Snapchat.

Biogen will discontinue development of its controversial drug Aduhelm so it can shift efforts to other drugs, including Leqembi, which it developed with Eisai.

World health officials are warnings that the shortage of diabetes and weight loss-related drugs, which are in high demand, are creating a rise in counterfeit versions.

Novo Nordisk says it Is gradually ramping up supply of its sought-after drug Wegovy. However, the company is still warning patients demand will still outpace supply overall.

The CDC says the number of overdose deaths from fake prescription drugs has been rising since 2019. Some businesses are using artificial intelligence to identify counterfeit drugs.

Eli Lilly, which makes obesity and diabetes drugs like Zepbound and Mounjaro, has launched a new website that connects patients to telehealth services, but the service worries some health experts.

Eli Lilly launched a new website to give patients suffering from obesity and diabetes access to telehealth providers. They can also get drugs delivered right to their home.

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims that its work with drug companies helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Holiday prep may include forgoing doses for some people taking medications popularly used to facilitate weight loss. Those who do that need to be careful when resuming them, an expert said.

Scientists are currently testing a vaccine that could prevent the reoccurrence of triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of the disease.

Federal officials told Georgia to end its plan to become the first state to allow pharmacies to distribute medical marijuana because it would violate federal law.

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it is requiring pharmaceutical companies to pay rebates to Medicare after noticing that certain drug prices rose more rapidly than inflation.

Novo Nordisk announced Thursday that it is pursuing legal action against two compounding pharmacies for allegedly selling compounded drugs that claim to contain semaglutide.

Mounjaro, which is the brand name for tirzepatide, was shown to be even more powerful than Ozempic in a recent study with adults who were overweight or obese.

Eli Lilly's drug tirzepatide was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to help people who are overweight and have a weight-related medical condition lose weight.