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Have doctors been wrong about how to treat Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 30m people worldwide, mostly the elderly. After the age of 65, the chance of developing ...
Acrivon Therapeutics announces FDA granted BDD for ACR-368
Acrivon Therapeutics (ACRV) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has granted Breakthrough Device designation, BDD, for the ...
Vertex Pharma Just Scored a Major FDA Approval. Is the Stock a No-Brainer Buy Now?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX 2.53%) has long been known as the company to turn to for life-saving cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs ...
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What we lose when we politicize public health
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has no training in health care, public health, global health issues, or drug and vaccine safety, writes. He does have lots of opinions, however, and these opinions could shape ...
Recall for broccoli sold at Walmart in 20 states upgraded to highest risk level: FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded its classification of a broccoli recall initially reported in late December, ...
HCW Biologics Granted FDA Clearance to Evaluate One of the Company’s Lead Product Candidates in a First-In-Human Phase 1 Clinical Trial
Wong, Founder and CEO of HCW Biologics, commented, “The FDA’s clearance to initiate our first-in-human clinical trial for HCW9302 brings us one step closer to advancing a potentially transformative ...
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Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would decide ... but many include ingredients that can release formaldehyde when heated, the FDA said in 2024. Over the years, an increasing number ...
Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals a Buy Now That the FDA Approved Its New Pain Drug?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved suzetrigine under the brand name Journavx on Jan. 30, 2025. Journavx is a first-in-class non-opioid painkiller that acts on sodium channels in the ...
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...
FDA approved the first new kind of pain medication in 27 years. Here’s how it works
The FDA just approved a new type of pain medication, and it's a non-opioid called suzetrigine that stops body pain at its ...
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain that ...