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Frequent Vaping in Teens Tied to Higher Toxic Metal Exposure
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- Teens who vape frequently have higher exposure to toxic metals, according to a study published online April 29 in Tobacco...
FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) tablets for the treatment of female adults with...
USDA Testing Beef for H5N1 Amid Current Outbreak in Dairy Cows
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is now testing ground beef for any presence of the H5N1 virus that...
USPSTF Recommends Breast Cancer Screening for Women Aged 40 to 75 Years
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends breast cancer screening for women aged 40 to 75 years, but evidence is...
Stigma Affects Quality of Life in Children With Chronic Skin Conditions
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- Health care professionals should consider stigmatization and bullying in assessing the social and mental health of children and...
When in Life Are Folks Most Lonely?
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- At what age does loneliness strike adults the hardest? A new review maps it out, finding that people are more lonely as young...
All Women Need Mammograms Beginning at Age 40, Expert Panel Says
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- All women should start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40, the nation’s top panel of preventive health...
Staying Fit Boosts Kids' Mental Health
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- The benefits of physical fitness for kids spill over into their mental health, new research shows. Getting plenty of exercise may...
USDA Testing Beef Amid Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday it is now testing ground beef for...
Man Nearly Died From Fentanyl-Linked Brain Disease
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- A middle-aged Seattle man collapsed in his Portland, Ore.-area hotel room, where he was staying during a business trip. He’d...
Neurocrine Biosciences Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Ingrezza Sprinkle (valbenazine) Capsules
SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
FDA Approves Libervant (diazepam) Buccal Film for the Treatment of Seizure Clusters in Pediatric Patients Ages 2-5 Years
WARREN, N.J., April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (“Aquestive” or the “Company”), a...
FDA Approves Xolremdi (mavorixafor) for Use in Patients with WHIM Syndrome
BOSTON, April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- X4 Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: XFOR), a company driven to improve the lives of people with rare diseases of the immune...
FDA Grants Full Approval for Tivdak to Treat Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
NEW YORK & COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 29, 2024 -- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced the U.S. Food and...
FDA Approves Hercessi (trastuzumab-strf), a Biosimilar to Herceptin
DURHAM, N.C., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Accord BioPharma, Inc., the U.S. specialty division of Intas Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., focused on the development of...
Abeona Therapeutics Provides Regulatory Update on Pz-cel
CLEVELAND, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO) today announced a regulatory update for prademagene zamikeracel (pz-cel)...
Supernus Provides Regulatory Update for SPN-830
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and...
Stealth Biotherapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Elamipretide for the Treatment of Barth Syndrome
NEEDHAM, Mass., April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Stealth BioTherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and...
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Completes Zanidatamab Biologics License Application for Previously Treated HER2-Positive Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer
DUBLIN, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that the company has completed the rolling submission of a...
Datopotamab Deruxtecan Biologics License Application Accepted in the US for Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
2 April 2024 -- AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) has been accepted in the US...
NRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Promising Findings in Phase 2b/3 Clinical Trial of NRX-101 vs. Lurasidone for Treatment of Suicidal Bipolar Depression
RADNOR, Pa., April 30, 2024, NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("NRx Pharmaceuticals", the "Company"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company today that its...
Merck Announces Positive Data for V116, an Investigational, 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed for Adults
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 29, 2024 -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced results from...
Lower Dose of Mpox Vaccine is Safe and Generates Six-Week Antibody Response Equivalent to Standard Regimen
April 27, 2024 -- A dose-sparing intradermal mpox vaccination regimen was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that induced by the standard...
Analysis Identifies 50 New Genomic Regions Associated with Kidney Cancer Risk
April 26, 2024 -- In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers has identified 50 new areas across the...
Experimental NIH Malaria Monoclonal Antibody Protective in Malian Children
April 26, 2024 -- One injected dose of an experimental malaria monoclonal antibody was 77% effective against malaria disease in children in Mali during the...
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