With informed consent, you generally have the right to seek a second opinion or refuse treatment unless refusing poses a danger to the community or a court of law declares you “mentally incompetent.” ...

Readers respond to a guest essay by Keith Humphreys and an article about a fentanyl death. To the Editor: Re “Forced Drug Treatment Isn’t Horrific. It’s a Relief,” by Keith Humphreys (Opinion guest ...

President Donald Trump and his top health aides plan to link a common over-the-counter pain medication to autism and name another drug as a possible treatment for the brain development condition.

Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story. After years of struggles, 16-year-old Johnathan attempted suicide in February.

A gene therapy injected into patients’ brains slowed progression of the disease by 75 percent, preliminary findings reported. By Dana G. Smith Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat ...

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants co-owner John Mara revealed Monday that he was recently diagnosed with cancer. Mara, who serves as the team's president and CEO, was at the team's 21-18 win ...

Australia has become the 50th country to register the drug lecanemab (LEQEMBI) following a clinical trial, and is a major development to provide eligible patients with a new treatment. The drug helps ...

The California governor's friendly interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” let him hammer some of his favorite talking points as his popularity grows. California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared ...

A gamer seeking financial support for cancer treatment lost $32,000 after downloading from Steam a verified game named BlockBlasters that drained his cryptocurrency wallet. BlockBlasters is a 2D ...

Leucovorin brings hope as the first potential autism treatment, but with RFK Jr. weighing whether to fast-track approval, scientists worry about trust. When Nathaniel Schumann entered the clinical ...

People affected by Huntington’s disease could at last benefit from the first treatment to slow the fatal neurodegenerative condition. Scientists from University College London (UCL) found patients ...