The Drug Doctors Use to Confirm a Diagnosis Rather Than Treat It
Doctors sometimes inject a drug not to make you better, but to watch what happens next. These are diagnostic drugs — medications administered specifically...
This Enzyme Drug for Gout Costs $20,000 per Infusion — and It Works
The drug in question is pegloticase, sold under the brand name Krystexxa, and it represents one of the most expensive — yet genuinely effective —...
Why Doctors Are Adding This Blood Pressure Drug to Cancer Treatment
Doctors are adding common blood pressure medications — drugs like hydralazine, losartan, and propranolol — to cancer treatment protocols because emerging...
The Diuretic That’s Making a Comeback in Heart Failure Treatment
Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor first developed in the 1950s, is the diuretic making an unexpected comeback in heart failure treatment.
New Research: This Common Drug Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk by 30 Percent
A cheap, decades-old anti-seizure medication called levetiracetam may fundamentally change how we prevent Alzheimer's disease.
The Drug Treating Both Eczema and Asthma With One Injection
The drug is Dupixent, known generically as dupilumab, and it represents a genuine shift in how medicine approaches two conditions that have long been...
Why Some Doctors Now Start Patients on Lower Antidepressant Doses
Some doctors now start patients on lower antidepressant doses because research increasingly shows that standard starting doses cause intolerable side...
New Injectable Drug Prevents Migraines for an Entire Month
A class of injectable drugs now exists that can prevent migraines for an entire month with a single shot under the skin.
The Kidney Drug That’s Also Cutting Cardiovascular Deaths
A class of drugs originally developed to manage blood sugar in type 2 diabetes is now reshaping how doctors think about cardiovascular death, and the...
This Topical Drug Is Replacing Oral Antibiotics for Rosacea
A topical minocycline foam called Zilxi is rapidly changing how dermatologists treat rosacea, offering the anti-inflammatory benefits of oral antibiotics...