A promising schizophrenia drug showed mixed results. What does that mean for patients?
Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for a year improved with only a few side effects, but many...
Medication
People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends
NEW YORK -- A scientific panel on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that...
Hospitals’ IV fluid shortage may impact surgeries for weeks
Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids...
The Nobel Prize in medicine opens 6 days of award announcements
STOCKHOLM -- STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel prizes award season begins Monday with the announcement by a panel at the...
Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids
The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and...
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
KAVUMU, Congo -- Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where...
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo -- Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave....
Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a...
Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to...
