A new experimental drug may offer hope for pancreatic cancer patients. One of deadliest types of cancer in the United States, an estimated 52,740 Americans will die from the disease this year, ...

Active drug shortages in the U.S. rose for the second consecutive quarter in 2026, reaching 223 in the first quarter, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists — and the FDA’s ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Forensic Center shared new drug-related death numbers for several drugs its experts are tracking. The synthetic opioid, N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, or cychlorphine ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A phase 3 clinical trial found that daraxonrasib shows ...

Scientists have created a programmable drug system that can zero in on cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy. Built from synthetic DNA, it only activates when it detects a precise combination of ...

President Trump on Friday announced that over 100 prescription medications would be added to his administration’s direct-to-consumer drug platform, TrumpRx, the second expansion of the initiative in ...

A class of synthetic drugs called orphines is throwing a new wrench into the ever-evolving opioid crisis in the United States. These drugs have tenfold the potency of fentanyl and have led to numerous ...

Forty years ago, the NBA flipped the script and debuted a new logo for their championship series. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photo: Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images This is a story ...

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The FBI Pittsburgh office announced Friday that it arrested five people in a suspected drug trafficking ring at three different locations across New Castle. One of those locations ...

President Donald Trump on Friday announced a major expansion of his administration's initiative aimed at helping Americans access discounted prescription medications. In a Truth Social post, Trump ...

For millions of people taking weight loss drugs, the next breakthrough may not be more weight loss. It may be fewer injections. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, ...

For decades, pancreatic cancer has been one of the most lethal cancers, with few effective treatment options. A new drug, daraxonrasib, targets the KRAS mutation that fuels most pancreatic ...