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Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs
FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny. The agency “would like to get away” from assembling panels of experts to examine and vote on individual drugs, because “I don’t think they’re needed,” said George…
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Kentucky veteran able to walk again thanks to UofL Health doctor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A Kentucky Veteran is grateful to a UofL doctor who helped him walk again. William Quinn of Lexington is a proud veteran. “I’m Army, Army National Guard,” Quinn said. Quinn has led an active life, so, when it got hard to move, life got really hard. “Talk about depression, depression is real,” Quinn said. “I couldn’t…
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BioDlink commends junshi on JS212’s IND approval
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: BioDlink, a leading global CDMO, extends its congratulations to Junshi Biosciences (HKEX-1877; SSE-688180), on receiving Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for JS212, a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to target…
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Common heart medication becomes popular as off-label anxiety treatment
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Beta blockers are quickly becoming the hot new drug to combat anxiety. The medication, also known as propranolol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1967 for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and is commonly used to treat high blood pressure. Prescriptions for propranolol have risen 28% from 2020,…
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For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language—and a whole world
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain You may have lived in Australia for most of your adult life, speaking English every day. But if you acquired the language later in life and then develop dementia—a brain condition that affects thinking, memory and everyday function—you may lose fluency and find the language you spoke as a child takes over again. For many migrants,…
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IMA plans strike over Maharashtra govt decision to allow homeopaths to practise allopathy | Pune News
Pune: The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will on Sept 17 begin official registration of homeopathic doctors who have completed the one-year certificate course in modern pharmacology (CCMP). It will soon also come out with a standard operating procedure (SOP) on the extent of allopathic practice that will be permitted for CCMP homeopaths. However, opposing this move, especially when the matter…
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Epidemiological analysis of syphilis trends, disparities, and public health implications in the United States, 2018–2022 | BMC Infectious Diseases
Trends in common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, 2018–2022 Recent epidemiological trends highlight a shifting and increasingly concerning burden of STIs across the United States. Chlamydia and gonorrhea continue to be among the most commonly reported communicable diseases nationwide. While chlamydia demonstrated an overall decline of 6.20% over the past five years, it remained relatively stable with a…
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Female-specific mechanism enhances heat production in brown fat
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared to males, reveals a study conducted in Japan. This research demonstrates that PGC-1α protein promotes phospholipid synthesis, which strengthens…
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Potential dangers of GLP-1 medications
SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — Weight-loss drugs have made headlines with famous names, like tennis superstar Serena Williams, admitting to taking them and having success. But with more people taking GLP-1 injectable drugs, there are more concerns about potentially serious side effects. Pat Delahanty has seen incredible weight loss since using GLP-1 drug Zepbound to control his appetite. “Honestly, it’s…
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US COVID-19 school closures were not cost-effective, but other non-pharmaceutical interventions were, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic imposed enormous long-term costs while other measures delivered better health outcomes for far less money, according to new research led by Oxford University’s Department of Statistics and the Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science analyzing non-pharmaceutical interventions in the United States. The study examined policies implemented across US states during 2020,…
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