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The Flores twins, Chicago-born drug traffickers who worked directly with El Chapo and the Sinaloa cartel, became key informants in one of the biggest cartel cases in U.S. history.
Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Puyaan Singh WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that he had nothing to do with the U.S. FDA's decision to not approve Replimune's drug for advanced skin cancer,
As the largest purchaser of pharmaceuticals, Americans should get the best deal,” President Donald Trump declared May 12, 2025, in Executive Order 14297, aimed at lowering the nation’s sky-high prescription drug prices—and delivering on his campaign ...
Lilly Biotechnology Center in San Diego, Calif. Senior Correspondent On July 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Donanemab, or Kisunla, is the third drug approved to target one of the ...
Authorities in Guyana seized a semisubmersible vessel that was being used for drug trafficking through one of the nation's jungles, Interpol said. The seizure was part of a wider operation to crack down on trafficking and theft in more than two dozen ...
DEA officials said it is a way to ensure that drugs do not fall into the wrong hands.
Despite significant progress in medicinal chemistry and life sciences research, drug discovery and development remain slow and expensive, taking on average approximately 15 years and US$2 billion to take a small-molecule drug to market. In silico ...
Drug overdose deaths vary widely across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The rates are higher in some communities due to unequal healthcare access, socioeconomic barriers, and systemic biases. Drug overdose by race shows alarming disparities ...
A single batch of the widely prescribed anti-anxiety drug Xanax has been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug’s distributor, Viatris, said it was re