COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States were on the rise for weeks heading into mid-September, right as updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna started to be distributed across the country.
Sep 28, 2023
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Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that has increasingly been used to help with weight loss, will now be labeled as having the potential to block intestines.
Sep 28, 2023
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Research led by Seng Chan You, MD, at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea, has investigated the risk of cancer associated with use of the drug ranitidine compared to other histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) ...
The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.
Aug 29, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more novel pharmaceutical drugs based on single clinical trials and with less public disclosure about those trials than was the norm just a few years ago, a pair of recent ...
Aug 24, 2023
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In trials, the antipsychotic drug brexpiprazole (Rexulti) failed to provide a clinically meaningful benefit and increased the risk of death. Yet the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fast tracked its approval, making ...
Aug 17, 2023
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The BMJ's editor-in-chief is urging the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and its members to establish a standard for declaring payments they receive from industry and patient groups in the wake of a recent investigation ...
Aug 16, 2023
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The headlines surrounding a new class of weight-loss drugs fluctuate like a patient stepping on and off a scale.
Aug 10, 2023
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Kentucky's 2007 lawsuit against Purdue Pharma marked a major turn in the opioid crisis. It was the first time a member of the Sackler family, who owned Purdue, was deposed about the company's role in the opioid epidemic. ...
Aug 3, 2023
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While demand for prescription stimulants is surging, a shortage of the drugs persists, so federal officials have stepped in and asked drug companies to ramp up production of the medications.
Aug 2, 2023
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