Pharmaceutical News and Articles

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

Medication Abortion Without Ultrasound Is Safe: Study

Women don t need an ultrasound to have a safe medication abortion, a new study says. Women who received abortion pills by mail without getting an ultrasound fir

Texas' 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths

Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13 , compared to a much smaller 1

Rates of Distress, Depression Have Doubled Among Transgender Americans Since 2014

The rate of self-reported mental distress and depression among American adults who identify as transgender or gender-diverse (TGD) has more than doubled between

Nonsignificant Survival Benefit Seen for Dabrafenib, Trametinib in Melanoma

For patients with resected stage III melanoma, adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib plus trametinib is associated with a nonsignificant benefit in terms of overall

Vigorous Physical Activity May Preserve Cognitive Function in High-Risk HTN

For high-risk patients with hypertension, vigorous physical activity (VPA) may preserve cognitive function, according to a study published online June 6 in Alzh