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Scientists are developing a vaccine that targets oxycodone addiction and are currently testing it on volunteers with substance abuse disorders.

Opioid Crisis

The vaccine is currently being tested on patients with substance abuse disorders. 

Scientists Are Testing a Vaccine to Treat Opioid Addiction

DMT is joining the ranks of party drugs including LSD, MDMA, ketamine and psilocybin mushrooms as a promising mental health treatment.

DMT Therapy

Doctor Machine Elf will see you now.

Scientists Are Now Testing Medical DMT on Human Subjects

Eye drops that could potentially replace reading glasses for millions of people was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in October.

Ditching Glasses

"It's definitely a life changer."

FDA Approves Eye Drops That Replace Reading Glasses

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is ready to start human trials of its potential cure for HIV some time next year.

HIV Cure

A cure could become a reality "by 2030 if not sooner."

Pharma Company to Start Human Trials of HIV Cure Next Year

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is about to kick off a groundbreaking clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine meant to prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's — 20 years of research in the making.

Nose Goes

This could be a game changer.

A Hospital Is About to Start Testing an Anti-Alzheimer's Nasal Spray

A team of researchers in Japan has created a vaccine that was able to kill a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in macaques during an early trial.

Killing HIV

The virus became undetectable in six out of seven test subjects.

New Vaccine Kills HIV in Monkeys, Researchers Planning Human Trial

Despite its very recent approval, startups are already lining up to prescribe a new weight loss drug called Wegovy, a tradename for semaglutide.

Complicated Topic

Is this drug a game changer? The answer is complicated.

Startups Are Rushing to Prescribe a New Weight Loss Drug, But Questions Remain

A man recently showed up to the hospital to have over two pounds of metal nails, screws, and other miscellanea removed from his stomach.

Trading Vices

"We've never seen anything like it."

Doctors Alarmed by Man Who Quit Drinking and Started Swallowing Metal Nails and Screws

Pharmaceutical company Merck claims its new COVID-19 pill called molnupiravir can reduce the risk of hospitalization and even death by half.

Covid Pill

The only problem? It's more than ten times as expensive as two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Company Claims Pill Cuts Risk of Dying of COVID-19 in Half

An experimental gene therapy drastically improved the eyesight — and ability to see color — of volunteers with a rare genetic condition.

Color Vision

"We're thrilled to see early signs of efficacy because that means gene editing is working."

Gene Therapy Restored Vision To Patient Who Hadn't Seen Colors in Years

Researchers are developing a pill they say might allow people to treat their COVID-19 while limiting its transmission to others. 

Easy to Swallow

It might be ready by the end of the year. 

Scientists Say They're Almost Ready With a Pill to Treat COVID

Thought you'd heard of all the horrifying medical conditions? Get ready for rectourethral fistula.

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