Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Select Vitamins, Minerals During Pregnancy Protect Heart Health Later

Getting essential vitamins and minerals during pregnancy can help a woman maintain healthy blood pressure into middle age, new research suggests. High levels of

Music Soothes Depression In Dementia Patients

Music therapy can help lift the spirits and ease depression in people with dementia, a new evidence review has found. Findings suggest that music-based therapy

This Score Can Predict Risk of Early Colon Cancer

FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 A new risk prediction model can help identify people who are likely to develop early-onset colon cancer or small non-cancerous growths on

FDA Approves TNKase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in

Lower Rates of Symptom Rebound Seen After H. Pylori Eradication in GERD

For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), those with Helicobacter pylori infection have significantly lower rates of symptom rebound and rebound

Continuous Glucose Monitors Overestimate Glycemic Responses

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can overestimate glycemic responses, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutri

FDA Approves Encelto (revakinagene taroretcel-lwey) for the Treatment of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel)

Plus Therapeutics Granted U.S. FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Rhenium (186Re) Obisbemeda for the Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases in Patients with Lung Cancer

Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq PSTV) (the Company or Plus Therapeutics ), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted radiotherapeutics with ad

Chronic Stress Boosts Stroke Risk In Young Women

Chronic stress can increase young women s risk of stroke, a new study says. Moderate stress increases risk of stroke by 78 in women but not in men, researchers

Paxlovid May Offer Little Benefit for Vaccinated Older Adults

The antiviral drug Paxlovid may not offer much protection against COVID-related hospitalizations or deaths for vaccinated older adults after all. Research publi