Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

Placebos work. Evidence from many sources shows that medically inert substances when enrobed in an appropriate presentation make us feel better.

The cost of biopharmaceutical research and development is once again taking center stage in an article authored in the Journal of American Medical Association

Finding and bring new pharmaceuticals to market is both long and expensive, as my colleague Josh Bloom has written about on many occasions. This infographic sums up the situation pretty concisely.

By Chris Waters, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Michigan State University

The Trump administration made three proposals last week to influence drug prices, the good, the bad and the ugly.

It seems intuitive and driven by common sense to have a set of standards for a hospital to meet to ensure patient safety.

I have previously written about the concept of "drug-drug interactions." I put the term in quotes because it is not strictly accurate.

Humira is the world’s best-selling prescription drug, and today it loses its patent protection, at least in the EU.

Everyone these days wants to lead a chemical-free natural life where they will be immune from any maladies by getting with the program. Here is my version of the program.

After a, thankfully, transient health scare, Oprah Winfrey offers some sound advice: “Number one? Don't Google your symptoms.”