Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Four People Have Died From Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupe in the United States

In an outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to cantaloupes that began last month, 302 people in 42 states have now fallen ill. As of Dec. 15, four people had died

Most U.S. Adults Unaware of Forever Chemicals

Three-quarters of U.S. adults do not know what forever chemicals are, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in PLOS ONE.T. Allen Berthold, Ph.D., from T

COVID Likely Paralyzed a Teen's Vocal Cords, Doctors Say

COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl s vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.The case sug

FDA Approves Filsuvez (birch triterpenes) Topical Gel for the Treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa

Experimental Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Kidney Disease

Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. cut levels of the liver p

Racial Differences Seen in Receipt of Lifesaving Stroke Treatments

Black patients with acute ischemic stroke are significantly less likely to receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) than W

Artificial Intelligence Models Improve Clinicians' Diagnostic Accuracy

Standard artificial intelligence (AI) models improve diagnostic accuracy, but systematically biased AI models reduce this accuracy, according to a study publish

Psilocybin Effective for Reducing Depression in Patients With Cancer

For patients with cancer and major depressive disorder, psilocybin is effective for reducing depression severity and is acceptable from the patient perspective,

Guidelines Updated for Use of Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherosclerotic CVD

In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadi

Robust Score Can ID Infection Risk in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

A robust score can identify patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) at risk for severe infection death, according to a study published online Dec.