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New COVID-19 drug shows greater promise against resistant viral strains

Rutgers Health researchers have developed an oral antiviral drug candidate for COVID-19 that could overcome major limitations of Paxlovid, currently the most prescribed oral treatment.

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Common photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, study indicates

Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine.

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Rivaroxaban comparable to warfarin in left ventricular blood clots

At three months of follow-up, patients hospitalized for a serious heart attack who were treated with the oral blood thinner rivaroxaban for a blood clot in the left ventricle did as well as similar patients who received standard ...

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US approves new antibiotic for urinary tract infections

US health regulators have approved a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections, a problem affecting more than 100 million people around the world, mainly women, British pharmaceutical giant GSK said Tuesday.

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Antidepressants linked to faster cognitive decline in dementia

New research suggests that antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. At the same time, some drugs appear to be less harmful than others, which can help doctors make better treatment decisions, ...

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What do I do with expired medicine? Don't use it, for a start...

When last did a headache have you reaching into your medicine cabinet—and finding a bottle of aspirin that expired three years ago? Did you take it anyway? And, if you decided instead to get rid of those out-of-date painkillers, ...

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FDA approves Romvimza for tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved vimseltinib (Romvimza) for adult patients with a rare condition called tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT). TGCT is a tumor of the tissue that lines the joints.