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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Updates Warnings on All Stimulants for ADHD, Other Conditions

New language emphasizes potential for misuse, abuse, addiction, and overdose

FDA ADCOMM epinephrine nasal spray (neffy) over a photo of a man holding this nasal spray

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Backs Needle-Free Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis

Choice of alternative route with nasal spray outweighs possible risks, panelists say

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Relaxes Blood Donation Rules for Gay and Bisexual Men

New guidance ditches MSM-specific screening questions in effort to expand eligibility

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Call Out PBMs, Drugmakers for High Prescription Drug Costs

This "is a moral issue," Sen. Bernie Sanders said during the hearing

FDA APPROVED brexpiprazole (Rexulti) over a photo of a agitated-looking senior woman.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First Drug for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia

Boxed warning on increased mortality risk in elderly patients remains for brexpiprazole

FDA ADCOMM delandistrogene moxeparvovec (SRP-9001) over a physical therapist working with child with muscular dystrophy

<乌鸦传媒>Sarepta's Duchenne Gene Therapy Does Not Have 'Unambiguous Evidence,' FDA Staff Says

Agency reviewers question micro-dystrophin as a surrogate endpoint

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<乌鸦传媒>As the COVID PHE Ends, Here's What Doctors Are Carrying Forward

Responses range the spectrum, from asking patients to mask, to not changing a thing

FDA ADCOMM epinephrine nasal spray (neffy) over a photo of a man holding this nasal spray

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Staff Grapples With Absent Clinical Efficacy Data for Nasal Epinephrine

No precedent for approval of noninjectable epinephrine for anaphylaxis, noted agency reviewers

A photo of a female radiologist performing a mammography on her Black patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Proposed Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Good, but Not Enough

Specifics for older women, Black women, and those with dense breasts are needed

FDA ADCOMM OTC birth control pill (Opill) over a photo of a woman holding a blisterpack of oral contraceptives.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Reviewers Raise Multiple Issues on OTC Birth Control Pill

Is labeling enough for users to take the drug correctly and self-deselect?

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<乌鸦传媒>Democratic Senators Rebuke Cuts to NIH in House-Passed Bill

But lawmakers from both parties are "disappointed" with the president's budget proposal

<乌鸦传媒>Forging the Path to a West Nile Vaccine

Alternative approaches to licensure are key, says CDC's Carolyn Gould

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<乌鸦传媒>'Ghost' Provider Networks a Big Problem for Patients, Especially in Mental Health

Only 18% of docs called by Senate's "secret shoppers" were really in-network and taking patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Feds Spent Even More on PrEP Combo Than Previously Thought

New estimate says taxpayers spent over $140 million to study Truvada as HIV prevention

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<乌鸦传媒>Why Is One Dose Suddenly Enough for the mRNA COVID Vaccines?

FDA and CDC have made yet another questionable decision

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<乌鸦传媒>Some Private Companies Charge Hefty Fees to Help Veterans With Disability Claims

Unaccredited operators cause headaches for vets

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<乌鸦传媒>It's a Precarious Path From Dreamer to Doctor

DACA recipients face barriers to education and practice

FDA olaparib (Lynparza) + abiraterone (Zytiga) over a computer rendering of prostate cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Rejects Broad Olaparib Indication in Metastatic CRPC

ODAC votes that olaparib-abiraterone combination should be restricted to BRCA-positive subset

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<乌鸦传媒>ACOG PAC Donated Over $1M to Anti-Abortion Legislators

Ob/gyn organization maintains stated support for reproductive healthcare, including abortion

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<乌鸦传媒>More Efforts Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Lawmakers Told

Witnesses at House hearing push for new drugs and tests, and more infectious disease docs

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<乌鸦传媒>Patients Living With Long COVID Offer Insight to FDA

Agency sought feedback on outcomes that matter most to patients

FDA APPROVED elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (Trikafta) over a photo of a little girl on a couch using a nebulizer.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Extends Trikafta Approval to Even Younger Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Patients ages 2 to 5 years now eligible for the triple therapy

FDA APPROVED Vowst over a microscope image of C. difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First Poop-Based Oral Therapy

Vowst approved for preventing recurrent C. difficile infections after antibiotics

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<乌鸦传媒>Return of 3-Day Rule Will Stress Crowded Hospitals Further

Groups call for the 57-year-old policy to be abolished

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<乌鸦传媒>Be Wary of Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops, FDA Says

Agency sends another salvo in battle with birth-tissue industry

FDA APPROVED MiniMed 780G system over a photo a person holding the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Finally OKs Latest MiniMed System for Type 1 Diabetes

780G system first to feature meal detection technology

FDA ADCOMM NUsurface Meniscus Implant over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>Thumbs Down From FDA Panel on Plastic Meniscus Replacement

Members unimpressed with efficacy, safety data

<乌鸦传媒>Who Are the Doctors Suing FDA Over the Abortion Pill?

Four physicians are named as plaintiffs alongside the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panelists Slam Agency's Proposed Opioid Trial Design

Advisors said outcomes from an enriched enrollment study would not be broadly generalizable

FDA APPROVED polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy) over a computer rendering of antibodies attacking a cancer cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Antibody-Drug Conjugate Gets FDA Thumbs Up for Untreated DLBCL

Adding polatuzumab vedotin to a modified version of R-CHOP significantly improved PFS

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>ADHD Drug Abuse in Schools; Bizarre Ozempic Dreams; COVID Ups Diabetes Risk

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Mulling Trial Design Issues for Long-Term Opioids in Chronic Pain

Agency advisors will consider pros, cons of an enriched enrollment randomized withdrawal design

FDA ADCOMM brexpiprazole (Rexulti) over a photo of an agitated senior woman rising her index finger.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisors Endorse Rexulti for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia

Increased mortality risk seen but benefits may outweigh this, panelists say

FDA ADCOMM sulbactam-durlobactam over a photo of a man on a ventilator in the ICU.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel to Weigh Limited Data on Combo for Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia

Sulbactam-durlobactam under consideration for cases caused by Acinetobacter spp.

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<乌鸦传媒>All Opioid Pain Meds to Get New Safety Warnings, FDA Says

Updated labeling to include warning about opioid-induced hyperalgesia

FDA ADCOMM brexpiprazole (Rexulti) over a photo of an agitated senior woman rising her index finger.

<乌鸦传媒>Rexulti Works for Agitation in Alzheimer's, Despite Risks, Says FDA Staff

Increased mortality risk consistent with other antipsychotics in elderly dementia patients

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<乌鸦传媒>The Promise of the $5 Billion Investment in 'Project Next Gen'

Here's how to make it money well spent

FDA ALERT Certain Philips Respironics DreamStation breathing devices over a photo of a DreamStation1 device.

<乌鸦传媒>Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy

And some of the remediated breathing devices may not provide any treatment at all, FDA warns

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approval Authority in Jeopardy? TB Hits the Casino; Sen. Blumenthal's Surgery

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<乌鸦传媒>NIH's Genome Chief Says Genomics Is Evolving and Docs Need More Education on It

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