NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department, about a new map created to help patients find the restricted reproductive health drug misoprostol.

Amitriptyline has long been used for migraine prevention. Discover how this antidepressant works, its side effects, and why it's still being prescribed.

While at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health a couple years ago, Dr. Yipeng Ge faced a dilemma – and the decision he would make would profoundly influence the following years of his ...

Last week, the government submitted its decision to the federal court not to retry partially-acquitted pharmacy executive, Chad Beene, for ...

Is there a list of specific doctors who are going to be able to prescribe medical marijuana? There is a list. It’s available ...

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The Justice Department filed a civil complaint against Walgreens, alleging it dispensed millions of illegal prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.

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Norovirus spreads very easily, and people may still be contagious even a week or two after recovering. The main danger is ...

In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications ...