Benzodiazepines became one of the first blockbuster commercial drugs in the 1960s, and their use is remarkably persistent; approximately 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. consume them annually. Where did they ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising concerns over so-called “designer Xanax” that has been tied to a rising number of deaths and hospitalizations. The drug, an ...

The number of older Americans who take three or more medicines that affect their brains has more than doubled in just a decade, a new study finds. The sharpest rise occurred in seniors living in rural ...