FDA to review whether to allow more access to certain peptides
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon review whether certain peptides should be allowed in customized medications made by compounding pharmacies.
Apr 17, 2026
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Research Activity: Clinical Trials
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Patients miss out as NHS mental health trials decline 44% in five years
Every year, thousands of people with mental health conditions in the U.K. are missing out on cutting-edge treatments because the NHS is losing ground to private companies in clinical research, a new study from The University ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Study finds mix of incentives, texts, and local outreach boosts immunization rates
Around the world, low immunization rates for children are a persistent problem. Now, an experiment conducted in India shows that an inexpensive combination of methods, including text reminders and small financial incentives, ...
May 19, 2025
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Autism and elopement: What you need to know about wandering, according to experts
The warmer weather often means more days spent near the water, whether that's a nearby lake, the beach or a pool. However, for parents and caregivers of children with autism, days by the water can mean dodging dangers at ...
Apr 5, 2025
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Researchers publish action plan to address appendiceal cancer enigmas
Appendiceal cancer is a rare cancer without standardized screening guidelines, risk factors or tumor classifications—a situation that often results in late diagnosis and poor prognosis.
Feb 20, 2025
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Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs—why does NZ still allow it?
New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for which it is prescribed.
Aug 8, 2024
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Diversity plays a key role in Black Americans' trust of prostate cancer videos
Black Americans are 1.6 times more likely to believe medical information presented by a Black physician or patient compared with information presented by a white speaker, a new study shows. This finding, the authors say, ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Exploring marketing trends in the pharmacy industry
Researchers from McGill University and Ontario Tech University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the drivers of specialty drug diffusion.
Jun 14, 2023
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AI tool gains doctors' trust by giving advice like a colleague
Hospitals have begun using "decision support tools" powered by artificial intelligence that can diagnose disease, suggest treatment or predict a surgery's outcome. But no algorithm is correct all the time, so how do doctors ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Report highlights lack of medical worker diversity, proposes remedies
Racial and ethnic diversity among medical workers is critical to Americans' health, but more needs to be done to recruit, train and support those professionals, a new report says.
Jan 6, 2023
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