In 2023, around 316 million people used drugs worldwide, an increase of 28% over the past decade. Cannabis remained the most commonly used drug representing 4.6% of the global population aged 15 to 64 ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men globally. Hormonal therapies targeting the androgen–androgen ...

The three most common reasons schools called emergency medical services (EMS) were for neurological crises such as seizures, ...

Rates of proven drug hypersensitivity reactions are comparable between children with and without inborn errors of immunity (IEI).

As one of the world’s most common drugs (though we only just recently figured out how it works), we produce tons of the stuff globally, but it may surprise and disappoint you to learn that it ...

A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.

Some of these medications are more common than others. Doctors say these are the most common drugs that could increase the odds you’ll get sick in high heat. Antidepressants ...

The most common drugs sold on these sites were anxiolytics, like Valium and Xanax, followed closely by the painkillers OxyContin and Vicodin. None of the sites had controls to prevent sales to ...

When most people think of the world’s most commonly used drugs, opioids often come to mind due to their devastating toll in overdose deaths and media coverage. But the reality is more nuanced. While ...

Photo: Pixabay The Drug Foundation wants more medical access to some of the most commonly used illicit drugs. It comes after the government announced prescription psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ...

Weight-loss jabs could soon become among the most commonly used drugs, the NHS ’s top doctor has said. Professor Sir Stephen Powis said cheaper versions of the jabs, such as Mounjaro, could lead ...