Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Cytokinetics Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Aficamten for the Treatment of Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, founding father Benjamin Franklin once said. That s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found. Cancer pr

Weight Loss Brings Americans Big Health Care Savings

The advent of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound has spurred debate as to whether the drugs cost should be covered by Medicare, Medicaid

Specific Pesticides Linked to Increased Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Specific pesticides are associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis among older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Scientifi

Increased Consumption of Dark Chocolate Linked to Lower Risk for T2DM

Increased consumption of dark chocolate, but not milk chocolate, is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published onl

Fetal Aneuploid Tests Can Spot Occult Cancer in Pregnant Women

Almost half of pregnant or postpartum women with unusual or nonreportable clinical cell-free (cf)DNA-sequencing results have occult cancer, according to a study

Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be

Could a prenatal blood test designed to find abnormalities in a fetus also detect hidden cancer in the mom-to-be A new study says yes Scientists report they dis

Tibolone, Oral Estrogen-Progestin Therapy Linked to Risk for Heart Disease

Use of tibolone or oral estrogen-progestin therapy is associated with an increased risk for specific cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published onl

Most With Intractable Meniere Disease Experience Symptom Relief

Most patients with intractable Meniere disease (MD) experience symptom relief over time, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in Frontiers in Neurology

U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining

Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again