Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...

Weight loss medications such as Ozempic may be able to cut drug and alcohol misuse in half, according to a new study from the scientific journal Addiction. The research, published Thursday, found that ...

The new residence, exclusively for people ages 18 to 25 with drug and alcohol addictions, reflects increasing recognition that treatment of that age group — the most vulnerable to substance abuse — ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Eli Lilly, the company ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is a big supporter of the "Recovery First" concept, which aims to help people get into treatment for drug and alcohol abuse rather than allowing ...

According to Keck Medicine of USC, 1 in 10 Americans ages 12 and over are struggling with alcoholism, and rates of heavy alcohol use have increased by 20% from 2018 to 2020. These are not just ...

A drug called disulfiram (DSF), which is used to prevent alcohol abuse, may also help to interrupt the runaway cell death and inflammation that is triggered by severe trauma, according to the results ...