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Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction — first to opioids, and then to the…

The Wiggles want to make one thing very clear: they do not condone the use of MDMA.After two of its members appeared in a controversial TikTok…

November 21, 20252 min readIllegal Wildlife Trade Tied to Drugs, Arms, and Human TraffickingCriminals around the world are increasingly mixing trade in illegal animal parts with…

WASHINGTON—Calling the national crisis “a complete justification” for additional airstrikes on boats purportedly trafficking narcotics, the Pentagon issued a statement Tuesday blaming Venezuela for the flow…

Drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro act on GLP-1 receptors in the brain to regulate appetite. Credit: Oliver Berg/dpa via AlamyThe obesity drug tirzepatide, sold as…

The tiny, drug-filled robots are guided through blood vessels using magnets.Credit: Luca Donati/lad.studio ZürichA remote-controlled robot the size of a grain of sand can swim through…

Former Oprah Winfrey Show celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz is now the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the US, because we’re living…

Future antibody therapies could target H5N1 avian influenza virus (green).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryResearchers are increasingly developing antibody therapies to treat infectious diseases. Therapies are being…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sales of Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs more than…

At least 60 people, including four police officers, have been killed in a law enforcement operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to local media reports.On…