OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's efforts to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids is on the verge of approval.

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results.

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday.Hegseth in a social media posting said the ...

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE STORY. WE MET IN THE CORN ON THE CORNER OF SIXTH AND MISSION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT’S BEEN A YEAR OF UPS AND DOWNS FOR AUSTIN DRAPER. I’VE COVERED ADDICTION A LOT, AND SOME OF ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Prescription drugs sometimes find their way into the wrong hands and the consequences can be deadly. The second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day of this year is ...

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AT EIGHT, SIX FOUR. TWO. THREE. CRIME. A DRUG BUST AT A GREENVILLE COUNTY MOTEL LANDED A MAN IN JAIL. THAT’S ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES. THEY SAY THE SEARCH HAPPENED AT THE SUPER LODGE MOTEL ON MALDEN ROAD ...

Fewer choices may be on the menu again as Medicare patients shop for prescription coverage this fall. The number of available, stand-alone drug plans has fallen for a few years, and that trend will ...

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