Pharmaceutical News and Articles

General Practitioners Face Barriers to Treating Patients' Sexual Problems

While treating sexual problems is considered an important health care practice, general practitioners (GPs) report more barriers to caring for patients sexual p

No Causal Link Seen Between Stimulant Prescription, Psychotic Experience

Stimulant prescriptions do not appear to have a causal relationship with psychotic experiences, according to a study published online May 12 in Pediatrics.Kirst

Akero Therapeutics Announces Publication of Phase 2b SYMMETRY Trial of Efruxifermin in the New England Journal of Medicine

Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by h

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Avmapki Fakzynja Co-Pack (avutometinib capsules/defactinib tablets) for KRAS-Mutated Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Double Lung Transplant Saves Mother Of Twins

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 The timing of Cornelia Tischmacher s pneumonia couldn t have been worse eight months after the Berlin mom gave birth to twins. But the pneu

Researchers Say Dance and Lullabies Are Learned, Not Hardwired

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 Most parents know the soothing power of a lullaby like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. But a new study suggests that singing to babies and e

Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Life-Saving Baby Heart Device

MONDAY, May 12, 2025 A Cornell University project to save babies born with serious heart defects has lost key funding just days after it was approved. The U.S.

Mepolizumab Yields Lower Rate of Moderate/Severe Exacerbations in COPD

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a history of exacerbations and a blood eosinophil count of at least 300 cells L, mepolizumab

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Alcohol Intake in Patients Treated for Obesity

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are tied to a reduction in alcohol intake, according to a research letter recently published in Diabetes,

BCG Revaccination Does Not Provide Protection From Sustained Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

Bacille Calmette-Gu rin (BCG) revaccination is not efficacious for preventing sustained Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, defined by sustained QuantiFERON-T