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Controversy has clouded efforts to get MDMA, or ecstasy, approved as a treatment for PTSD. But supporters haven’t given up and are lobbying for FDA approval. Aitor Diago/Moment RF/Getty Images …

A study looks at the rate of self-managed abortion since Roe v. Wade fell. The study found that the use of mifepristone to self-manage abortion has nearly doubled from 6.6% …

Seven million pounds of deli meat has been recalled by Boar’s Head because of listeria risk. The meat was sold all over the country.

Stick and ground cinnamon is displayed for a photograph in Concord, N.H., on March 2, 2008. Larry Crowe/AP hide caption toggle caption Larry Crowe/AP The Food and Drug Administration has …

This 2002 electron microscope image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products …

As the population of older adults expands rapidly, more attention is being paid to how to successfully treat them. Willowpix/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Willowpix/E+/Getty Images Errors in diagnosis …

The “Dusseldorf patient” spoke at last week’s AIDS 2024 conference in Munich. Here’s what doctors did — and what they say about their ability to replicate the procedure. (Image credit: …

Medicare and drugmakers are in the midst of negotiations on price concessions for 10 popular and costly drugs ranging from blood thinners to diabetes treatments. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption …

In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Ozempic was originally approved by the Food and …

Older adults are more likely to be misdiagnosed than other adults. Multiple conditions and medications can make it tricky. Geriatric ERs are an answer to this problem and they are …