Pharmaceutical News and Articles

U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Emergency

Gun violence in the United States has become a national public health crisis, the U.S. Surgeon General declared Tuesday. Today, for the first time in the histor

Summer COVID Cases Are Rising Across America

As scorching summer temperatures drive Americans indoors and millions travel for vacations and family gatherings, COVID infections are again climbing, U.S. heal

Childhood Risk Factors Directly Tied to Adult Cardiovascular Disease

Childhood risk factors are associated both directly and indirectly to adult cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA

FDA Expands Approval for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), a gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne mu

Hospital Nursing Resources Tied to COVID-19 Survival

Older patients with COVID-19 are more likely to survive hospitalization in facilities with adequate nursing resources, according to a study published online Jun

Medically Advised Aspirin Use Lower in 2021 Than 2012 to 2017

Medically advised aspirin use was lower in 2021 than in 2012 to 2017 among older adults, according to a research letter published online June 25 in the Annals o

Harmony Biosciences Receives U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approval for Wakix (pitolisant) In Pediatric Patients With Narcolepsy

FDA Approves PiaSky (crovalimab-akkz) for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

NT-proBNP, IL-1RL Can Identify High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates

Automated quantitative tests for NT-proBNP and interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 (IL-1 RL1) can identify high-risk congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns, accor

In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only

John Nicolas, a Chicago resident, has become the first person to receive a kidney transplant while awake, according to his doctors at Northwestern Medicine in C