Pharmaceutical News and Articles

2 In 3 Women Have A Lifestyle Risk Factor For Birth Defects

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a ne

Mediterranean Diet Can Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 A Mediterranean-style diet can significantly decrease risk of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, a new study says. Pe

Firearm-Related Suicides Increasing Among Senior Women

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 Senior women are becoming more likely to use a gun to end their lives, a new study says. Firearms are the leading method of suicide among

Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires

TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days. Doctors a

Repatha Now Indicated for Adults at Increased Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Due to Uncontrolled LDL-C

Altimmune Announces FDA Fast Track Designation for Pemvidutide in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq ALT), a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing peptide-based therapeutics for liver and cardiometabolic diseases, toda

Valneva Announces FDA’s Decision to Suspend License of Chikungunya Vaccine Ixchiq In the U.S.

Saint Herblain (France), August 25, 2025 Valneva SE (Nasdaq VALN Euronext Paris VLA), a specialty vaccine company, today announced that the United States Food a

Rusfertide Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Treatment of Erythrocytosis in Patients with Polycythemia Vera

NEWARK, CA ACCESS Newswire August 25, 2025 Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ( Protagonist or the Company ) announced today that rusfertide, a potential first-in-c

Stealth Biotherapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of Elamipretide NDA Resubmission

Mississippi Declares Public Health Emergency Over Infant Deaths

MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2025 Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade. In 2024, the state