New data shows that the number of children suffering a seizure after swallowing medications or illegal substances has doubled between 2009 and 2023 in the US. The findings were presented at the European Emergency Medicine […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Hympavzi (marstacimab-hncq) for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with hemophilia A […]
Pharmacists may continue making compounded versions of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revisits its Oct. 2 decision to remove the medicine from a national drug shortage list.This article was […]
The desire to have our own biological children is hard-wired into many of us. And the desire is often felt more keenly in those struggling with infertility. So the promise of a simple solution is […]
In a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, the drug RK-33 has demonstrated promise in treating breast cancer that has spread to the bone (breast cancer bone metastasis). RK-33 was previously shown to help […]
Researchers led by the University Hospital Zurich have identified cases of sterile intraocular inflammation, including severe retinal vasculitis, associated with faricimab injections used to treat eye conditions including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.This […]
Researchers at the Heart Research Institute (HRI) have made a new discovery, finding an existing drug used to kill tumor cells in cancer patients could also be used to save the limbs of patients with […]
Patients shouldn’t rely on AI-powered search engines and chatbots to always give them accurate and safe information on drugs, conclude researchers in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety, after finding a considerable number of answers […]
Cytokines are regulatory proteins involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, inflammation, and hematopoiesis. An excessive immune response triggered by external viruses can lead to a severe immune reaction known as the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), […]
Skin pigmentation may act as a “sponge” for some medications, potentially influencing the speed with which active drugs reach their intended targets, a pair of scientists report in a perspective article published in the journal […]
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