Chronic pain associated with nerve injury and chronic bone pain from metastatic cancer are unmet medical needs. This sober assertion does not begin to capture
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Drug combination shows promise in treatment-resistant advanced ovarian cancer
A new combination of targeted drugs for a type of ovarian cancer has shown promising results in an early clinical trial—shrinking tumors in half of
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Cholesterol drug cuts coronavirus infection by 70%, researchers find
Hospital staff struggling as coronavirus hospitalizations spike West Coast correspondent Jeff Paul reports on some understaffed hospitals offering incentives like signing bonuses to nurses. A
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Drug Overdose Deaths Hit 'Chilling' Numbers in 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, According to CDC Data
Back in December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that drug overdose deaths were "accelerating" in the US. Now, the early numbers are
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New drug Trodelvy gives hope against triple-negative breast cancer
New drug gives hope in fight against one of the deadliest breast cancers… but will it get the green light in time to save these
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Can a drug in nit shampoo help treat COVID?
Can a drug in nit shampoo help treat Covid? That’s the controversial claim from some doctors and their patients, but what do the experts think?
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves New Formulation of Epclusa, Expanding Pediatric Indication to Treat Children Ages 3 and Older With Chronic Hepatitis C
FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 10, 2021– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion
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There’s a new Alzheimer’s drug, so what’s the problem? A doctor explains.
After years of disappointing studies of potential treatments for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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New approach for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and resulting diseases
The protein Asc-1 regulates whether fat-burning beige or fat-storing white adipocytes are formed, which can have an impact on the development of metabolic diseases. This
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Drug coupons and vouchers cover only a sliver of prescription drugs
Use of vouchers and coupons offered by pharmaceutical companies to defray patients’ out-of-pocket drug costs is concentrated among a small number of drugs. While these
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