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Childbirth Can Bring Worrying Medical Bills, Even With Insurance

Having a child can cause significant and ongoing financial hardship for new parents, even if they are covered by health insurance, a new study shows. More than

Complications From Prostate Cancer Therapy Can Be Serious and Long-Term

Men who undergo prostate cancer treatment face a greatly increased risk of life-altering, long-term complications, a new study finds. Surgery for prostate cance

AskBio Receives FDA Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan-Drug Designations for AB-1003 for the Treatment of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I/R9

Research Triangle Park, N.C. November 7, 2024 Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a su

FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine

More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat

Expanding Access to Obesity Medications Could Avert 42,000 Deaths/Year

Expanding access to obesity medications such as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide and GLP-1 receptor ago

RSV Vaccination Prevents Associated Hospitalization, Emergency Encounters

For adults aged 60 years or older, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination is effective for preventing associated hospitalizations and emergency departmen

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidence Increasing Among the Elderly

From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to

COVID-19 Burden in Hospitals Affects Risk for In-Hospital Adverse Events

Greater hospital COVID-19 burden is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital adverse events (AEs) among patients with and without COVID-19 in the Unite

In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring's Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension

Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception lowers a child s risk for later developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a study

Ketamine ODs Like the One That Killed Matthew Perry Are Rare But Increasing

After Friends star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketami

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