Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

You probably know the old joke: What is the difference between God and doctors? God doesn't play doctor.

Paxlovid, the most widely prescribed drug to treat symptomatic COVID-19, has lately attracted a number of detractors.

The FDA just made it easier for people who have Covid to get their hands on Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid, the standard of care for treating the infection.

An important drug from a giant drug company is bound to have a target on its back. Lately, this has been the case with Pfizer's Paxlovid.

Decades ago, a case report (relating the experience with a single patient) was published, which described how a person’s flu symptoms improved after a bowl of chicken soup, but then reappeared. The article was meant as a kind of parody of the

Disclaimer: My thoughts are based on a summary of a poster that describes the study in question.

Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is legal for recreational or medical use in many states and is highly commercialized.

I've been interviewed numerous times about the colossal mess we call the "opioid crisis," so when Dr.

Since I am nothing if not subtle, I was perfectly comfortable writing IV Tylenol As Good As Moose Urine For Post-Op Pain Control back in

A recent, scary article in the Boston Globe proclaimed the following: