Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Phone App May Help Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Data Suggests

A smartphone app appears to help people battle opioid use disorder (OUD). People with OUD had 35 fewer days of opioid use when they were handed the app alongsid

Trees and Student Test Scores: What's the Link?

Tree-lined streets and lush public parks appear to provide city schoolkids a brain boost. Chicago students test scores suffered when an invasive insect wiped ou

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces PDUFA Goal Date of August 15, 2025, for FDA Decision on U.S. Marketing Approval for TNX-102 SL for Fibromyalgia

Verastem Oncology Announces FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Avutometinib in Combination with Defactinib for the Treatment of Recurrent KRAS Mutant Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Monthly News Roundup - December 2024

FDA Approves Zepbound as the First Prescription Drug for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults with Obesity On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat

Accelerated Kidney Function Decline Seen With COVID-19 Versus Pneumonia

COVID-19 is associated with accelerated decline in kidney function, especially after hospitalization, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Netw

The Number of Homeless People in the U.S. Has Increased

The number of homeless individuals in the U.S. increased by 18 between January 2023 and January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Deve

Estrogen May Trigger Binge Drinking, Prelim Study Suggests

A woman s binge drinking might be related to her hormones. The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published r

How to Spot, and Talk About, Hearing Loss in a Loved One

You re gathering with friends or family and something s just a bit off in conversation with a loved one. It could be new-onset hearing loss, said Dr. Angela Pen

Weight-Loss Drugs, Wily Viruses, Abortion Pill Under Attack: The Top Health Stories of 2024

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