Pharmaceutical News and Articles

Opioid Rx Down, but Overdoses and Deaths Up, AMA Report Shows

Opioid prescribing by physicians and other health professionals has decreased for the 13th consecutive year, down nearly 50 percent since 2012, while overdoses

FDA Approves DefenCath (taurolidine and heparin) to Reduce the Incidence of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Adult Hemodialysis Patients

What Is Babesiosis, a Tick-Borne Illness?

You likely know that Lyme disease can be spread by ticks, but have you heard of babesiosis It s a different disease caused by the bite of a deer tick, and cases

Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening

Chalk up a surprising benefit to government housing assistance. Breast cancer screening is higher among some low-income women who get government help with housi

Experimental Weight-Loss Drug, Retatrutide, Slashed Fat in Livers of Obese People

Retatrutide, an experimental weight-loss drug that could compete against blockbusters Wegovy and Zepbound, may work wonders for obese folks with liver disease,

Review Links Pesticides to Lower Sperm Quality in Men

Pesticide exposure appears to be linked to lower sperm concentrations in men around the world, a new large-scale evidence review has concluded. A review of 25 s

Physical Activity Inversely Tied to COPD Symptom Burden

Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) is inversely associated with symptom burden in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (

Changes in Work Environment Can Cut Cardiometabolic Risk

Increasing workplace flexibility is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the American Journa

Cardiac 18F-Dopamine PET Can Predict Lewy Body Diseases

Cardiac 18F-dopamine positron emission tomography (PET) can identify at-risk individuals who are subsequently diagnosed with a central Lewy body disease (LBD),

Asthma-Linked Health Care Use Increased With Non-English Speaking Caregivers

For pediatric patients with asthma, caregiver non-English language preference (NELP) is associated with increased odds of asthma-related health care utilization