Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

The most common treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) are designed to counter the proteins which contribute to the development of AMD. Your doctor gives you this therapy ...

Much has been written about the escalating crisis of opioid-overdose deaths in the United States and its mounting social and economic costs. Although political and public health leaders have begun to ...

A long-awaited development to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week, and scientists are calling it a game-changer. The drug, called ...

Doctors use trigger point injections to treat chronic muscle pain and other issues that affect the musculoskeletal system. They can cause side effects, including temporary numbness and dizziness.

Corneal endothelial cell (CEC) disorders, such as Fuchs’s endothelial corneal dystrophy, induce abnormal corneal hydration and result in corneal haziness and vision loss known as bullous keratopathy.

Editor's note February 21, 2019: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that a study mentioned in the piece, published by the International Journal of Drug Policy in August 2018, has since ...

During the first official day in operation at the two Manhattan facilities, trained staff reversed two overdoses, officials said. By Jeffery C. Mays and Andy Newman In an attempt to curb a surge in ...