Tag: Medication
EXPLAINER: How will insurers cover a new Alzheimer’s drug?
Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle...
NFL funding research to help players better manage pain
The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain...
Applications sought for medical marijuana advisory board
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is accepting applications for the state's Medical Marijuana Advisory Board after changes to the panel’s membership by the 2021...
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a...
FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%
Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S.
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‘Next big wave’: Radiation drugs track and kill cancer cells
Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells.
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Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers
A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment in findings being reported early because...
FDA OKs 1st targeted drug for common lung cancer mutation
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — U.S. regulators have approved the first medicine for patients with the most common type of lung cancer whose tumors have...
Study suggests French used more meds to cope with pandemic
PARIS — An increasing number of French are feeling anxious and having a hard time falling asleep at night, apparent effects of the coronavirus...
Senate confirms Brooks-LaSure to run health care programs
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player who’ll...