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Under Trump, FDA seeks to abandon expert reviews of new drugs  Fierce PharmaView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

An Australian analysis of more than a million primary-care records suggests many women of reproductive age starting GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss aren’t using effective contraception, despite potential pregnancy risks. Credit: Stock Researchers warn that widespread use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic among women of reproductive age may pose hidden risks to pregnancy. Flinders University researchers caution that many …

For older adults, minor falls can pose major threats, as their risk of death after a fall has tripled in the U.S. over the last 30 years. Some experts believe that certain medications — a category called fall risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) — could be to blame. Dr. Thomas A. Farley, a Washington, D.C.–based public health expert, writes in the medical …

Facebook Tweet Email Link FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny. The agency “would like to get away” from assembling panels of experts to examine and vote on individual drugs, because “I don’t think …

FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny. The agency “would like to get away” from assembling panels of experts to examine and vote on individual drugs, because “I don’t think they’re needed,” said George …

Love, drugs and condoms: Couples with different HIV status face a new reality  NPR Source link

Two of the most commonly taken over-the-counter painkillers could be putting people at risk of stomach ulcers, liver failure and kidney damage, a leading doctor has warned.  Dr Dean Eggitt, GP and CEO at Doncaster Local Medical Committee, warns patients against taking paracetamol, which is also known as acetaminophen in some countries, and ibuprofen anything more than occasionally, saying that they …

UN agency urges production of affordable generics for GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity and diabetes in developing countries. Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) has added a new set of drugs for obesity and diabetes to its essential medicines list, alongside treatments for cancer and cystic fibrosis. Cheap generic versions of the glucagon-like peptide-1 …

1. Medicine Doctors in Madrid hailed a new pill for patients with high blood pressure resistant to existing medication as a “gamechanger” and a “triumph of science”. Globally, 1.3 billion people have hypertension and in half of cases, their high blood pressure is uncontrolled or resistant to existing treatments. They face a much higher risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney …

Insomnia patients taking cannabis-based medical products reported better quality sleep after up to 18 months of treatment, according to a study published August 27 in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health by Arushika Aggarwal from Imperial College London, U.K., and colleagues. About one out of every three people has some trouble getting a good night’s rest, and 10 percent of …