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Companies are testing dozens of similar drugs in cancers of the pancreas, lung, colon and more.

In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.

Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.

Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured.

The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.

Five decades after the "war on drugs" sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why.

The "war on drugs" sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more dangerous than ever.

Federal safety regulators said the maker of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief voluntarily recalled the drops because of a "lack of assurance of sterility."

A study shows a modest decline in soda purchases, but it's not clear that the results will hold up in the long run.

Officials are investigating after multiple strains of E. coli and a type of salmonella sickened dozens of people across the United States. Two people were infected with both salmonella and E. coli.