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Two new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply

Medicare said Tuesday it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug whose benefits have been widely questioned, a major development in the nation’s tug-of-war over the fair value of new medicines that offer tantalizing possibilities but come with prohibitive prices. The initial determination from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services means that patients…

(NEW YORK) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family may have played in the opioid crisis. The New York museum and the Sackler family jointly announced on Thursday that the institution and their once-deep-pocketed benefactors would part ways, removing…

Facilities will provide clean needles, medicine to reverse overdoses, and information on addiction treatment services

Early one morning in 1999, federal agents descended on tiny Chimayó, New Mexico as part of a nationwide heroin crackdown. Locals say it broke up families and drove addiction deeper into the community

The never-before-seen milestone is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply

Biogen presented its complete findings on aduhelm, the first drug approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Doctors are still skeptical

Authorities shut down the Metropolitan Correctional Center because of its abhorrent conditions. A new indictment suggests it was rife with corruption, too

Coordinated international law enforcement effort led to seizure of more than 500 pounds of drugs — worth $31.6 million — in what is being called 'Operation Dark HunTor'

Psychedelics offer a way to look at professional and economic systems more, well, psychedelically

The FDA approved the first treatment for the memory disorder, but it won’t be easy for patients to get it

A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year—but is it legal?