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FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an innovative new treatment for patients with a form of lung cancer.…
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Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high : Shots
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills are flooding U.S. streets, but other street drugs, including methamphetamine and cocaine, are killing more and…
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Maker of ALS drug pulls Relyvrio off the market, keeping a promise to patients : Shots
In college, Amylyx cofounders Josh Cohen and Justin Klee dreamed of finding a treatment for diseases like ALS. When their…
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New drug makes exercise, everyday tasks easier for people with common heart condition
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with a common heart condition were able to use significantly more oxygen while exercising after…
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Late-stage study finds menopause drug fezolinetant safely reduces hot flushes for almost six months
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of hot flushes during menopause for 24 weeks, without serious…
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More Than 321,000 U.S. Kids Lost Parent to Drug Overdose
More than 321,000 children in the U.S. lost a parent to a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, an alarming…
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More than 320,000 children lost a parent to drug overdoses in a decade : Shots
Esther Nesbitt lost two of her children to drug overdoses, and her grandchildren are among more than 320,000 who lost…
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Repurposed cancer drug could treat diabetes by nudging pancreatic acinar cells to produce insulin
Acinar-derived insulin-producing (ADIP) cells infiltrate pre-existing endocrine islets. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47972-4 In 2016, University of Pittsburgh researchers…
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