Medications
COVID meds like Paxlovid will soon have big price tags
Americans have been getting COVID treatments such as Paxlovid for free, but that's about to end.
Oct 30, 2023
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Health
FDA: Do not use recalled infant formulas tied to infections
U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that investigators recently linked to bacterial contamination.
Feb 18, 2022
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Medications
Weight loss drugs present more questions than answers, but they could be a key tool in reducing the obesity epidemic
In the past five years, several new drugs have been brought to market that could lead to a profound, if not revolutionary, change in how health care providers—and the public—view weight loss.
Jun 1, 2023
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Medications
Alzheimer's drug trials target older Californians; do they understand what they're signing up for?
For those fearing their memories are fading, the ads provide hope.
Jul 13, 2023
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Health
Doctors' group calls for ban on most vaping products
(HealthDay)—The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling for a ban on all e-cigarettes and vaping products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help people quit smoking tobacco cigarettes.
Nov 20, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Another failure in search for treatment to slow Alzheimer's
An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's failed again in a widely anticipated study, disappointing many who had hoped drugmaker Eli Lilly had finally found a way to slow the progression of the mind-robbing disease.
Nov 23, 2016
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Medications
Payments to physicians may increase opioid prescribing
US doctors who receive direct payments from opioid manufacturers tend to prescribe more opioids than doctors who receive no such payments, according to new research published by Addiction. The report found that the association ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery suggests new way to target mantle cell lymphoma
A form of blood cancer known as mantle cell lymphoma is critically dependent on a protein that coordinates gene expression, such that blocking its activity with an experimental drug dramatically slows the growth of this lymphoma ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study urges more research into sex differences in depression
In 2016, recognizing that lack of research in female animals was hampering the success of treatments for mood disorders, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) changed its policy for basic research to include sex as a biological ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Medications
Study: Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of multiple sclerosis drugs
Medicare patients with multiple sclerosis face skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs for therapies due to complicated insurance rules that force them to pick up an increasing share of the cost, according to new research.
Feb 4, 2019
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