Pharmacists Can Address Gaps in Long-Acting PrEP Care for HIV
NEW ORLEANS -- A collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) program introduced by pharmacists helped improve access to long-acting HIV prevention ...
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FDA Revokes EUAs of Four COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies
The FDA on Friday revoked the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of four monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19. The four drugs -- ...
Turns Out That Biosimilars Do Impact Biologic Drug Costs
Introduction of biosimilars for the rheumatology drug adalimumab, whose original branded version Humira has long been a blockbuster, appears to ...
Dementia Incidence Linked to Inflammatory Foods
Diets higher in inflammatory foods were linked to increased dementia risk in older adults.Risks were higher for both all-cause dementia ...
Sleep Apnea Patients Have Higher Rates of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was linked to a more than twofold risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a ...
Better Quality of Life With RT vs Endocrine Therapy in Older Breast Cancer Patients
SAN ANTONIO -- Endocrine therapy after breast-conserving surgery was associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared with radiotherapy ...
Hair Growth After Cancer; ‘Global’ Early-Onset CRC; Retifanlimab Boosts OS in NSCLC
Oral minoxidil promoted hair regrowth with no serious side effects in women who had hair loss related to breast cancer ...
EMA Endorses Two ADHD Treatments for Children
Two treatments for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been recommended by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to receive ...
MedPod Today: CEO Murder Shows Industry Risks; RFK Jr. Conspiracies; Gold Card Laws
The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series ...
Rytelo Recommended in Europe for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given a positive recommendation for Rytelo (imetelstat) for the treatment of adult patients with ...
Self-Replicating mRNA Vaccine for COVID Prevention
Europe's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended granting marketing authorization for two drugs for preventing COVID-19: a ...
FDA Advisors Say More Data Needed for RSV Vaccines in Young Kids
FDA advisors said that more data are needed to fully understand if there are broader safety concerns related to use ...
Nancy Pelosi Hospitalized | MedPage Today
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she "sustained an injury" during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according ...
Emcitate Recommended for Peripheral Thyrotoxicosis in AHDS
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended granting marketing authorization for Emcitate ...
Back Trouble, Brain Fog Bothered Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing, Posts Show
After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a ...
Extra-Musculoskeletal Manifestations in Axial Spondyloarthritis
The chronic back pain of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) may be accompanied after diagnosis by three primary extra-musculoskeletal manifestations -- uveitis, ...
Europe Approves Its First Drug for Von Hippel-Lindau Tumors
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that a new oral agent, Welireg (belzutifan), be granted conditional marketing authorization for ...
EMA Supports Expanding Use of Ofev to Pediatric ILDs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the use of Ofev (nintedanib) to include treating progressive fibrosing interstitial lung ...
No Apparent Harm From Omitting Lymph Node Dissection in Selected Breast Cancers
SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as ...
Health Claims of These Popular Supplements Have Little to Back Them Up
NEW ORLEANS -- A sample of popular over-the-counter supplements had little direct clinical evidence to support their claims, despite citing ...
