Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Casual Blood Glucose Testing Misses ~70 Percent of Gestational Diabetes Cases

Casual blood glucose (CBG) testing at 24 to 28 gestational weeks misses about 70 percent of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study

Aggressive, Early Disease-Modifying Therapy May Slow MS Progression

Reducing or preventing paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) could significantly slow multiple sclerosis (MS) progression, according to a study presented at the annua

Grandma, the Family Dog: Unexpected Sources of Opioid Tragedies for Young Kids

but not the only one. Kids got access to used fentanyl patches, illicit drug paraphernalia and even traces of opioids left on discarded tissues and cotton balls

Could Fertility Treatments Raise Heart Defect Risks in Babies?

1.84 compared to 1.15 . The risk was greater for multiple births after assisted reproduction 2.47 versus 1.62 for single births.The findings were recently publi

U.S. E-Bike and Scooter Injuries are Soaring

up by a whopping 269 .Drawing from a nationwide injury surveillance system, Burford s team looked at patterns for more than 1.9 million injuries associated with

At Two Dallas Hospitals, Kids' ER Visits for Heat Illness Nearly Tripled Over Last Decade

In a sign that climate change may be fueling heat illnesses in kids, a new study reveals that such visits to two Texas children s emergency rooms spiked 170 bet

FDA Approves New Kind of Drug for Schizophrenia

The first new type of medication in decades to help fight against schizophrenia was approved on Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Cobenfy (xano

Fasenra approved in the US for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

UCB announces U.S. FDA approvals for Bimzelx (bimekizumab-bkzx) for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

Free COVID-19 Tests Available Now

The free COVID-19 tests promised by the U.S. government are now available. U.S. households will be eligible to order four free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,