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To ease a looming shortage of the hypertension drug losartan, the with NMBA (a possible carcinogen) by 10-fold, to 9.82 parts per million, which agency scientists say is safe enough.
The FDA approved solriamfetol (Sunosi) as a treatment for in narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea, Jazz Pharmaceuticals announced.
At least three patients in Vancouver died after coatings peeled off certain endovascular devices, leading to -- a problem -- but Health Canada has still done nothing. (Vancouver Sun)
Oh no, not kale! Sorry, but yes -- it's on the of products laden with pesticide residues, along with at least 10 other things you thought were healthy.
A federal judge a Kentucky law that would impose more restrictions on abortion. (ABC News)
And that state's governor said he in place of vaccination. (AP)
Ebola is still . (Reuters)
A Reuters report suggested that China's epidemic on hog farms is worse than officials say.
Among adults in the past 12 months, almost 40% asked their doctor for a cheaper medication, more than 33% didn't take their medication as prescribed, and almost 14% used alternative therapies. (FierceHealthcare)
Is Instagram a viable part of the medical landscape? Medical student Anum Iqbal . (KevinMD)
Roman, the men's health start-up specializing in erectile dysfunction, is . (CNBC)
Screening for pulmonary embolism doesn't have to include CT pulmonary angiography for pregnant women: a can safely rule it out across all trimesters of pregnancy, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Novo Nordisk thinks it has to win U.S. approval. (Reuters)
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