Medications
How does heat affect medications?
You know by now that high temps and humidity can affect your mood, your child's behavior, your pet's well-being and even your favorite zoo animal's appetite.
Aug 4, 2022
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News tagged with drug manufacturer
Medications
Prices for new brand-name prescription drugs spike
A new study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital shows how newly marketed brand-name drugs in the U.S. are driving up health care spending, resulting in "detrimental effects for patient access and affordability."
Jun 8, 2022
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Medical economics
Regulatory, patent reform needed for inhalers for asthma, COPD
Of the 62 inhalers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1986, few have offered novel drug innovations, according to a study published online May 17 in Health Affairs.
May 21, 2022
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Vaccination
FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 booster shots for fall
Outlining a daunting timeline for development of any updated COVID-19 vaccine for next fall, federal health officials told an expert advisory panel on Wednesday that clinical trials of potential candidates would have to begin ...
Apr 8, 2022
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Health
How to eat less salt
Chances are you consume too much sodium, which can cause high blood pressure. Putting away the saltshaker is never a bad idea, but the vast majority of the sodium we consume comes from packaged foods and restaurant meals. ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Vaccination
US gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago.
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People are receiving unapproved extra COVID-19 vaccine doses. Is it a problem?
For many immunocompromised people, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a living nightmare—and the omicron variant may make life even more unsettling.
Jan 7, 2022
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Medications
Few alarms over cases of drug-resistant COVID
As the latest coronavirus variant upends expectations about the pandemic's coming months, drug manufacturers are working to expand treatment options to fight those stricken with severe disease. Even as new pills from Pfizer ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Australian firm recalls US COVID tests over false positives
Australian medical tech manufacturer Ellume said it had recalled almost 200,000 at-home COVID-19 tests in the United States over an increased chance of false positives.
Oct 6, 2021
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Medications
Powerful new antivirals for COVID are coming
(HealthDay)—People newly infected with COVID-19 might soon have access to what essentially is Tamiflu for the novel coronavirus, a breakthrough that experts say would drastically alter the course of the ongoing pandemic.
Oct 4, 2021
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