Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Updated on: February 01,2026

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Updated on:February 01,2026

Researchers develop programmable capsule to improve treatment for hormonal disorders

byUniversity of MississippiGraphical overview of the programmable delayed-release container system (PDRCS) designed for personalized chronotherapy. Credit:International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2025).

Updated on: February 01,2026

Researchers develop programmable capsule to improve treatment for hormonal disorders

byUniversity of MississippiGraphical overview of the programmable delayed-release container system (PDRCS) designed for personalized chronotherapy. Credit:International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2025).

Updated on:February 01,2026

Researchers seek better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs

by Kurt Loft,University of South FloridaSchematicof the proposed model, showing the conventional pathway of GDP-to-GTP exchange (left) and the expanded model to allow for bothGTPand&

Updated on: February 03,2026

Researchers seek better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs

by Kurt Loft,University of South FloridaSchematicof the proposed model, showing the conventional pathway of GDP-to-GTP exchange (left) and the expanded model to allow for bothGTPand&

Updated on:February 03,2026

Little awareness of medical and psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsThere is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of "topical steroid withdrawal

Updated on: January 27,2026

Little awareness of medical and psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsThere is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of "topical steroid withdrawal

Updated on:January 27,2026

How statins cause muscle aches

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterSimvastatin molecules bind to two locations on a muscle protein, called the ryanodine receptor, which opens a channel in the receptor. The flow of calcium th

Updated on: January 24,2026

How statins cause muscle aches

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterSimvastatin molecules bind to two locations on a muscle protein, called the ryanodine receptor, which opens a channel in the receptor. The flow of calcium th

Updated on:January 24,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Updated on: January 31,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Updated on:January 31,2026

High-dose antibiotic does not reduce mortality in tuberculous meningitis, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityScanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDA higher dose of the antibiotic rifampicin does not improve survival rates for pat

Updated on: January 23,2026

High-dose antibiotic does not reduce mortality in tuberculous meningitis, clinical trial finds

byRadboud UniversityScanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Credit: NIAIDA higher dose of the antibiotic rifampicin does not improve survival rates for pat

Updated on:January 23,2026

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

by Sujith Ramachandran, Adam Pate,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard timeaffording the drugs they've been prescribed.

Updated on: January 28,2026

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

by Sujith Ramachandran, Adam Pate,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard timeaffording the drugs they've been prescribed.

Updated on:January 28,2026

Combo pill boosts heart function, symptoms, life quality

Updated on: December 16,2025

Combo pill boosts heart function, symptoms, life quality

Updated on:December 16,2025

Study finds 40% of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled: Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteRate of fill of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist orders by race, ethnicity, and indication. Credit:JAMA Health Forum(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum

Updated on: February 04,2026

Study finds 40% of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled: Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteRate of fill of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist orders by race, ethnicity, and indication. Credit:JAMA Health Forum(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum

Updated on:February 04,2026