Mark Cuban once helped his college friend save almost $10,000 on prescriptions after a ‘horrific car accident’“Mark Cuban isn’t solely on a mission to lower the price of popular prescription medications you might purchase from your favorite pharmacy. The billionaire...
J&J says its lung cancer drug combination keeps people alive longer“Key Points: Johnson & Johnson said a combination of its lung cancer drugs Rybrevant and Lazcluze kept people alive for at least a year longer than AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso in a clinical trial....
Floods associated with 25% rise in US deaths from several major causes“Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9% higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the journal Nature...
Attitudes and perspectives of healthcare workers on treating chronic hepatitis C infection in children and adolescents“There are gaps in knowledge about the values and preferences of healthcare workers (HCW) with respect to treatment of children and adolescents living...
Diabetes drug appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients“Research conducted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that metformin also appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients. Further,...
FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim, Providing a Refreshed Tool for Consumers“SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim...
Orange County’s Needle Exchange Program is Finished“After Santa Ana officials battled a needle exchange program from setting up shop within city limits again, the local substance abuse clinic has rescinded its application to operate in Orange County – ending a saga...
Perioperative Pembrolizumab Regimen Upholds Survival Benefit in Resectable NSCLC“Key Takeaways: Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved 4-year OS and EFS in resectable early-stage NSCLC compared to chemotherapy alone. The pembrolizumab regimen showed a...
CDC and SAMHSA Leaders Encourage HIV and Viral Hepatitis Testing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment“In a new joint letter, the leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)...
FDA Grants Taletrectinib Priority Review for Advanced ROS1+ NSCLC“The FDA has granted priority review to a new drug application for taletrectinib, an investigational next-generation ROS1 TKI, for the treatment of patients with advanced ROS1-positive non–small cell...
