Ketamine is a controlled substance approved by the FDA for use as an anesthetic. It is also used recreationally to create a dissociative state. But what about ketamine for depression? The FDA has approved Spravato (esketamine) for...

With support from the National Institute for Health Care Management, we’re spending the next three episodes talking about how drugs get approved in the United States. In this first episode, we discuss the drug approval process from the...

All drugs have to follow the same path to approval at the US Food and Drug Administration, except when they don't. Today, with the support of NIHCM, we're learning about the exceptions to the rules that can happen when drugs get...

The drug approval process in the United States is complicated. There are many stakeholders and varying agendas when bringing a drug to market, and profit motives often are as big a factor as helping patients. The loopholes and shortcuts...

All this news about the Monkeypox virus as we’re still trying to grapple with Covid. What is Monkeypox, how is it treated, and who is at risk?

The surprising approval of the extremely expensive and maybe not that effective drug Aduhelm has been dominating the conversation around Alzheimer's treatments in recent memory. Today, we're getting positive and talking about a very...

Fentanyl is many times more potent than heroin or morphine, and is responsible for a lot of overdose deaths. Recent news reports have covered a potential fentanyl vaccine - how does that work, and how far are we from human trials?<br/>

Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug, making it difficult for researchers to study, and difficult to understand how it may help or harm our health. A recently passed bill is aimed at making marijuana research easier to conduct,...

Back in 2021 we did an episode on Semaglutide, the then-recently-approved drug for weight loss that was originally approved for Type 2 diabetes. Since that episode another paper has come out on what happens to weight when the drug is...

Drugs that do a pretty good job of easing symptoms of depression and drugs that really help people struggling with obesity have a couple things in common. The first is that we have almost no idea how they work, and the second is that...

If you or someone you love has a life-threatening food allergy, you have to remain constantly vigilant for even the slightest exposure to that food, making even an outing to a restaurant an impossibility for some people. It can be...

For some women, a simple shot during pregnancy and then right after labor can prevent a huge amount of suffering for both parents and future children. So what happens when there’s a shortage that prevents that shot from happening?

Learn why it is crucial to read the leaflet that comes with your medication. Discover how certain foods can interact with medications, the importance of completing antibiotic courses, and the impact of common drugs like cough syrup on...

You may have heard of nano-robots, but are these really “robots” (like Transformers), or are they something completely different? Professor Stoyan Smoukov shows us how nano-scale devices can be easily ‘grown’ from simple sources and how...

Dr. Forrester explains the benefits of drugs and negative effects that some bad drugs create.

This video features a song recounting the tragic sequence of events in Act 5, Scene 3 of "Romeo and Juliet," using a modern lyrical interpretation. It creatively outlines the key moments leading to the deaths of major characters,...

Malaria kills a lot of people every year, and many of those people are young children. Developing a vaccine against this deadly disease has been a long and difficult journey, but there’s been a breakthrough! While we are still working...

While many drugs are available to treat bipolar disorder and psychotic symptoms, finding the right medication often involves trial and error, with treatments primarily managing symptoms rather than curing the condition. Lithium remains...

The video discusses a new asthma drug called Zoe, which doctors believe could prevent up to 1400 deaths in the UK annually. Costing 300 British pounds per injection every fortnight, this drug has been hailed as a miracle by a patient...

This video explores the innovative methods scientists are using to develop new painkillers, from exploring the properties of the poisonous puffer fish to enhancing traditional opiates like Oxycontin. By targeting the root pathways of...

In this video, Debbie Oliver undergoes a controversial cosmetic procedure called a flab jab to reduce fat around her knees. The procedure involves injecting an unlicensed anti-fat drug, Lipo Stabil, into the targeted area to dissolve...

Placonaril, a new oral drug, has shown promising results in reducing the duration of the common cold by an average of one day. Research conducted at the University of Virginia suggests that the drug effectively attacks the virally...

The Great Barrier Reef is not only a natural wonder, but also home to a deadly marine snail that could hold the key to powerful new pain relieving drugs. Melbourne University researchers have discovered a compound in the venom of the...

Gleevec, a groundbreaking drug, offers new hope to those suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Unlike traditional chemotherapy, Gleevec produces remarkable results in trials while allowing patients to maintain a normal life. By...