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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Reata Pharmaceuticals regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for bardoxolone for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) caused…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a supplemental application for Abrilada (adalimumab-afzb) seeking to establish the drug as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). An interchangeable biosimilar refers to a biosimilar…
Among the various cardiovascular sequalae associated with COVID-19, an increase in the number of cases of stress cardiomyopathy – also referred to as Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) – have been reported since the pandemic began. According…
In 2016, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended aspirin for the prevention of colorectal cancer in patients with certain cardiovascular risk profiles.1 The recommendation made aspirin the first pharmacologic agent endorsed for cancer…
A recently reported case series details 3 cases involving young high school athletes with sickle cell trait (SCT) who died from exertional collapse associated with sickle cell trait (ECAST). The case series was reported in…
Severe insomnia after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is more prevalent among Black individuals, women, individuals with prior TBI, and those with pre-TBI psychiatric history, according to a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.…
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,1 one person dies every 36 seconds from cardiovascular disease. One…
This article was previously published January 1, 2019, and has been updated with new information. Vitamin D deficiency is incredibly common around the world, but many mistakenly believe they aren't at risk because they consume…
February 21, 2022, the Canadian Parliament approved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motion to invoke the Emergencies Act, with 185 votes for and 151 against, in response to the peaceful trucker protest against vaccine mandates.1 While Trudeau…
This article was previously published February 21, 2018, and has been updated with new information. Mounting evidence suggests electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cellphones can trigger abnormal cell growth and cancer1,2 As early as 2011,…
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