For decades, doctors have typically relied on measuring blood pressure and proteins in urine to determine whether a woman will develop preeclampsia, a serious hypertensive disorder that affects roughly 2% to 8% of pregnant ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Medicare will soon cover a new class of Alzheimer's drugs if they receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with some key limits.
Jun 2, 2023
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Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant with at least 100 times more brain connections than devices currently approved ...
May 30, 2023
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Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only available for 20% of these patients. However, thanks to an international consortium led by Amsterdam UMC, an improved version ...
May 22, 2023
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. has authorized the first approved drug for a rare form of motor neuron disease (MND) based on the results of a Phase 3 clinical trial completed at the University of Sheffield, ...
May 1, 2023
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U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections—an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.
Apr 27, 2023
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In the latest move to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone in the United States, a coalition of anti-abortion groups on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow an appeals court ruling to stand.
Apr 19, 2023
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Immunotherapy, particularly CAR T-Cell treatment for cancer, is extending the lives of many patients. But sometimes the therapy randomly migrates to places it shouldn't go, tucking into the lungs or other noncancerous tissue ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Hundreds of pharmaceutical executives on Monday condemned a US judicial ruling outlawing a leading abortion pill, saying it threatens the development of needed medications in the United States.
Apr 10, 2023
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Narcan, 4 milligram (mg) nasal spray for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is a nasal spray version of naloxone, a rescue medicine that can be administered in the event of an opioid ...
Mar 30, 2023
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