Health
COVID or COVID vaccination can cause dermal fillers to swell up
The growing list of COVID complications is long and surprising—from brain changes and heart disease to skin rashes and COVID toes.
Oct 13, 2022
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News tagged with adverse drug reactions
Pediatrics
Misinformation about vaccine safety drives reluctance to vaccinate children, study finds
As of late September 2022, nearly 78% of U.S. adults but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 had completed the primary set of vaccinations against COVID-19, according to health authorities.
Oct 3, 2022
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Medications
Tabrecta gains full FDA approval for non-small cell lung cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to capmatinib (Tabrecta) for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a genetic mutation leading to mesenchymal-epithelial ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Health
Banana Boat sunscreen recalled due to benzene
Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review.
Aug 1, 2022
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Medications
Study highlights rising tide in adverse drug reactions
In a study published in BMJ Open, researchers at the University of Liverpool have identified an increasing trend in medicine-related harm leading to hospital admission.
Jul 5, 2022
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Medications
Drug interaction checkers could have caught adverse events
Use of drug interaction checkers could have identified several drug-drug interaction (DDI)-associated adverse drug reactions, including severe and life-threatening events among patients with COVID-19, according to a review ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Medications
Vijoice granted first approval for treatment of PROS
Vijoice (alpelisib) has been granted accelerated approval for severe PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced April 6.
Apr 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA approves Rinvoq for treatment of atopic dermatitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 years and older, the manufacturer announced Friday.
Jan 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 studies should record women's menstrual changes, recommend researchers
Large-scale COVID-19 studies and clinical trials should collect data on menstrual changes, according to new research which evaluated current evidence. The findings, to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Health
Q and A: What is pharmacogenomics?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been hearing a lot about lab tests that can look at my genetics to see how I metabolize medications. How does this work and why is it important for me to know how my body metabolizes medicine?
Oct 28, 2021
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