Patients

After Advanz’s £100m fine over the price of its thyroid tablets, two people recount the difficulty of obtaining medication.

The Alzheimer’s Association wasn’t the only patient advocacy organization applauding the FDA’s questionable decision.

A national bowel screening programme was being rolled out around the country for people between 60 and 74, but there were calls to begin screening at 50 like in Australia.

I often lie in bed when I can’t sleep, torturing myself with thoughts of what I could have done differently.

Last month, Health Canada issued a notice of compliance for Trikafta, a prescription drug developed by Toronto-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals for some people with cystic fibrosis.

An Australian woman has sparked a conversation about drug prices in the US compared to other countries after looking up the cost of her ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) medication.

Cases are surging in areas with low vaccination rates, and Tennessee’s vaccine chief claims she was fired for working to educate the public.

Deaths have climbed steeply for the past five weeks to 6,273 last week, just a percentage point shy of its weekly peak recorded in January.

Untreated postpartum depression can affect babies' cognitive and social development. For the mother, it can be life or death. Suicide accounts for 20% of maternal deaths.

A year’s worth of Trikafta for one person can cost more than US$ 300,000 a year, so having the drug insured is necessary for most Canadians living with cystic fibrosis to access it.

CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports on the controversy over Biogen's Alzheimer's drug, which costs an average of $56,000 per year.

She can be cured with Zolgensma — but it’s the most expensive life-saving drug in the world, costing Dh8 million.

The parents of a baby with a fatal condition have succeeded in their campaign for their son to be treated with the world’s most expensive drug.

Getting expanded access to unproven therapies for rare diseases is more difficult than for more common illnesses, such as cancer, experts say.

A baby has become one of the first to be given a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS for a devastating spinal condition.