Pharmaceutical news

• U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home

  02-08-2023 23:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
  The move comes...
  
  Read more

• 'Reduced Effectiveness'; Some Lots of Tydemy Recalled

  02-08-2023 23:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an inactive ingredient.
  The U.S....
  
  Read more

• Output of ADHD Meds Needs Boosting

  02-08-2023 23:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- While demand for prescription stimulants is surging, a shortage of the drugs persists, so federal officials have stepped in and asked drug companies to ramp up production of the medications. Officials from both the U.S....
  
  Read more

• Lack of Maternity Care Services Throughout America

  02-08-2023 23:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.
  New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4 percent drop in birthing...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market - MarketWatch

  02-08-2023 23:03
  West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market  MarketWatch
  
  Read more

• Maternity Care 'Deserts' Common Throughout America, Report Shows

  02-08-2023 23:01 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.
  New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4 percent drop in birthing...
  
  Read more

• Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  02-08-2023 22:58 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Anthony Fauci, M.D., well known for his work on HIV and...
  
  Read more

• New Lead for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  02-08-2023 22:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Anthony Fauci, M.D., well known for his work on HIV and...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

  02-08-2023 21:22 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Dr. Anthony Fauci, well known for his work on HIV and the...
  
  Read more

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals enters into Letter of Intent with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) for Rylaze®, helping address the unmet need of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma patients across Canada - Yahoo Finance

  02-08-2023 20:10
  Jazz Pharmaceuticals enters into Letter of Intent with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) for Rylaze®, helping address the unmet need of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma patients across Canada  Yahoo Finance
  
  Read more

• Suzanne Somers Says Her Breast Cancer Has Returned

  02-08-2023 19:35 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Actress Suzanne Somers, who first battled breast cancer in her 50s, announced on Instagram this week that the disease recently returned.
  Somers, now 76, has been fighting cancer for decades. But she says she follows a...
  
  Read more

• AHA News: Mom of 2 Survived Heart Failure During Pregnancy and Became Certified Paramedic

  02-08-2023 18:27 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Since she was a child, Yanela Vickers has loved babies and the medical field. She dreamed of going into obstetrics and gynecology.
  Instead, Yanela got a close look at the profession as a...
  
  Read more

• Aerobic Exercise Cuts Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms

  02-08-2023 18:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- A six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in...
  
  Read more

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Higher Risk for Aortic Stenosis

  02-08-2023 18:07 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher risk for developing aortic stenosis, according to a study published online July 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
  Tate M. Johnson, M.D., from the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa...
  
  Read more

• Even Transient Food Allergy in Infancy Impacts Later Lung Function

  02-08-2023 18:05 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Food allergy in infancy, whether it resolves or not, is associated with lung function deficits and asthma at age 6 years, according to a study published online July 25 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
  Rachel L....
  
  Read more

• Enforcing BMI Cutoffs for Shoulder Joint Surgery Could Exacerbate Disparities

  02-08-2023 18:02 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Enforcing body mass index (BMI) cutoffs for access to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) may limit the procedure for female or Black patients across all BMI cutoffs, according to a study recently published in the Journal of...
  
  Read more

• Racial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction

  02-08-2023 17:59 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- While race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits after breast reconstruction surgery, racial minorities bear a higher cost burden than White breast reconstruction patients, according to a study...
  
  Read more

• Higher Belly Fat Percentage Tied to Worse Outcomes for IBD Patients

  02-08-2023 17:57 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), higher intra-abdominal visceral adipose tissue (IA-VAT) as a percentage of total body mass is associated with worse outcomes and may increase resistance to biologic drug...
  
  Read more

• Breastfeeding Tied to Big Reduction in Infant Deaths

  02-08-2023 17:57 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Experts have long recommended breastfeeding for its many benefits for infants, but a new study puts a hard number on breast milk’s lifesaving effects.
  Breastfeeding is associated with a 33% reduction in infant deaths in...
  
  Read more

• Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent

  02-08-2023 17:56 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.
  This variant, carried by an estimated 4% to 13% of...
  
  Read more

• Fixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans

  02-08-2023 17:52 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- The fixed-ratio spirometric criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) underdiagnoses potential COPD in African American patients, according to a study recently published in the Journal of General Internal...
  
  Read more

• Cardiac Rehab Lowers Risk for Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

  02-08-2023 17:47 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is associated with lower two-year mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a study published online June 29 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  Tyler M. Bauer,...
  
  Read more

• Socioeconomic Disparities Seen for Timing of Preoperative Hemodialysis

  02-08-2023 17:44 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- There are significant age-, sex-, race-, and social deprivation-related disparities in the timing of preoperative hemodialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a research letter published...
  
  Read more

• Ultraprocessed Food Increases Risk for Death With Type 2 Diabetes

  02-08-2023 17:40 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Higher consumption of ultraprocessed food (UPF) is associated with lower survival and higher cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online July 26 in the American Journal...
  
  Read more

• How Is The Market Feeling About West Pharmaceutical Servs? - West Pharmaceutical Servs (NYSE:WST) - Benzinga

  02-08-2023 17:15
  
  How Is The Market Feeling About West Pharmaceutical Servs? - West Pharmaceutical Servs (NYSE:WST)  Benzinga
  
  Read more

• Toxic Medicine, Drug Recalls: The Problems With Global ... - Bloomberg

  02-08-2023 17:11
  
  Toxic Medicine, Drug Recalls: The Problems With Global ...  Bloomberg
  
  Read more

• Amid Shortages, Federal Agencies Ask Drugmakers to Boost Output of ADHD Meds

  02-08-2023 17:02 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- While demand for prescription stimulants is surging, a shortage of the drugs persists, so federal officials have stepped in and asked drug companies to ramp up production of the medications.
  Officials from both the U.S....
  
  Read more

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) Q2 2023 Earnings Call ... - The Motley Fool

  02-08-2023 17:00
  
  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) Q2 2023 Earnings Call ...  The Motley Fool
  
  Read more

• Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease

  02-08-2023 16:27 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Millions of American smokers suffer from a potentially serious lung disease that's not technically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.
  They would benefit from a clear diagnosis, though, and the...
  
  Read more

• Yvonne Mary Winterburn (1934–2023) - The Pharmaceutical Journal

  02-08-2023 16:25
  
  Yvonne Mary Winterburn (1934–2023)  The Pharmaceutical Journal
  
  Read more

• RCCC offers Biowork certification for jobs in biotechnology and ... - Salisbury Post

  02-08-2023 15:18
  
  RCCC offers Biowork certification for jobs in biotechnology and ...  Salisbury Post
  
  Read more

• Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval

  02-08-2023 14:58 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- All eyes are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week as the agency weighs approval of a new pill that may quickly treat and ease severe postpartum depression.
  Approval of the drug could help millions of women...
  
  Read more

• Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department

  02-08-2023 14:28 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that's long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
  The move comes...
  
  Read more

• AI-Assisted Mammograms Could Be a Big Advance: Study

  02-08-2023 14:27 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can safely be used to help radiologists review mammogram images and detect breast cancers, early results from an ongoing clinical trial show.
  A single radiologist aided by AI wound up...
  
  Read more

• Zuranolone Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial and May Gain FDA Approval

  02-08-2023 14:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- All eyes are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week as the agency weighs approval of a new pill that may quickly treat and ease severe postpartum depression.
  Approval of the drug could help millions of women...
  
  Read more

• Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression, Zuranolone, Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval

  02-08-2023 14:08 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- All eyes are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week as the agency weighs approval of a new pill that may quickly treat and ease severe postpartum depression.
  Approval of the drug could help millions of women...
  
  Read more

• Some Lots of Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Due to 'Reduced Effectiveness'

  02-08-2023 14:02 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an active ingredient.
  The U.S....
  
  Read more

• Fitness Routine Helps First Lady Jill Biden Build 'Inner Strength'

  02-08-2023 13:42 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- First Lady Jill Biden gains at least some of her inner strength by working on her physical strength.
  Featured in the September issue of Women’s Health magazine, Biden, 72, talks about waking at 5:45 a.m. most days to fit...
  
  Read more

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Q2 23 Earnings Conference Call At ... - Nasdaq

  02-08-2023 13:04
  
  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Q2 23 Earnings Conference Call At ...  Nasdaq
  
  Read more

• Could Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?

  02-08-2023 12:54 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Being exposed to lead while in the womb or during early childhood may increase a person’s chance of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult, a new review claims.
  To arrive at this conclusion, the review authors...
  
  Read more

• Maternity Care 'Deserts' Common Throughout America, Report Finds

  02-08-2023 12:53 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.
  New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4% drop in birthing hospitals...
  
  Read more

• Surgery May Help Advanced Cancer Patients With Obstructed Bowel

  02-08-2023 12:52 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 -- Malignant bowel blockages are common in patients who have advanced abdominal tumors, especially cancers of the ovaries or colon, and a new clinical trial suggests surgery should be offered to them sooner rather than...
  
  Read more

• Partnership aims to boost mental health research

  02-08-2023 12:42
  
  The University of Strathclyde, the NHS and New York University join forces to increase knowledge
  
  Read more

• Kyowa Kirin and Grünenthal collaborate on therapy portfolio

  02-08-2023 12:38
  
  The deal covers 13 brands across six therapeutic areas, mainly focused on pain treatment
  
  Read more

• Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical (TYO:4530) Price Target Increased by ... - Nasdaq

  02-08-2023 12:33
  
  Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical (TYO:4530) Price Target Increased by ...  Nasdaq
  
  Read more

• Teva Pharmaceutical Sets Aside $200 Million for Potential DOJ ... - Bloomberg

  02-08-2023 09:00
  
  Teva Pharmaceutical Sets Aside $200 Million for Potential DOJ ...  Bloomberg
  
  Read more

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals enters into Letter of Intent with the pan ... - JAZZ's Investor Relations

  02-08-2023 09:00
  
  Jazz Pharmaceuticals enters into Letter of Intent with the pan ...  JAZZ's Investor Relations
  
  Read more

• Filings signal: Despite Covid losses, pharma earnings are promising - Pharmaceutical Technology

  02-08-2023 09:00
  
  Filings signal: Despite Covid losses, pharma earnings are promising  Pharmaceutical Technology
  
  Read more

• Fire guts Pharmaceutical company in Ilorin - Daily Post Nigeria

  02-08-2023 07:32
  
  Fire guts Pharmaceutical company in Ilorin  Daily Post Nigeria
  
  Read more

Follow @Pharma_NewsUS on Twitter!