FDA allows marketing of cooling cap for chemotherapy
On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System for marketing. The system reduces the frequency and…
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FDA changes blood donation policy
On Dec. 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed its recommendation that men who have sex with men be indefinitely deferred from donating…
FDA approves new drug for PAH
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Uptravi (selexipag) tablets to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Read more.
Metformin may have role in pre-eclampsia
A study in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that metformin may have the potential to prevent and treat pre-eclampsia. Read more and read…
FDA approves new drugs
·On Dec. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve glycemic control…
FDA approves new drugs
· On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved: · Vonvendi, von Willebrand factor (Recombinant), for use in adults 18 years…
New guidelines for managing care of breast cancer survivors
The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have released a new Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline to help breast cancer…
FDA approves new treatment for multiple myeloma
On Nov. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with two other therapies to treat people with multiple…
False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk for breast cancer later in life
Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after…
New arrangement of peptides boosts their potential as drugs
Arranging peptides as a densely packaged brush protects them from digestion and improves the potential for use as drugs, according to a study in…
Drug therapy effective in hepatitis C
A once daily drug combination of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir for 12 weeks resulted in sustained eradication of several genotypes of the hepatitis C virus in 99%…
Moderate coffee intake may be beneficial
Drinking coffee daily is associated with a lower risk of deaths from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological diseases in nonsmokers, according to…
FDA allows marketing of cooling cap for chemotherapy
On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Dignitana DigniCap Cooling System for marketing. The system reduces the…
FDA changes blood donation policy
On Dec. 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed its recommendation that men who have sex with men be indefinitely deferred…
FDA approves new drug for PAH
On Dec. 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Uptravi (selexipag) tablets to treat adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).…
Metformin may have role in pre-eclampsia
A study in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology reports that metformin may have the potential to prevent and treat pre-eclampsia. Read…
FDA approves new drugs
·On Dec. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve…
FDA approves new drugs
· On Dec. 8, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved: · Vonvendi, von Willebrand factor (Recombinant), for use in adults…
New guidelines for managing care of breast cancer survivors
The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have released a new Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline to help…
FDA approves new treatment for multiple myeloma
On Nov. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Empliciti (elotuzumab) in combination with two other therapies to treat people…
False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk for breast cancer later in life
Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10…
New arrangement of peptides boosts their potential as drugs
Arranging peptides as a densely packaged brush protects them from digestion and improves the potential for use as drugs, according to a…
Drug therapy effective in hepatitis C
A once daily drug combination of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir for 12 weeks resulted in sustained eradication of several genotypes of the hepatitis C virus…
Moderate coffee intake may be beneficial
Drinking coffee daily is associated with a lower risk of deaths from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological diseases in nonsmokers,…
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