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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Annovera® (segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol vaginal system) to include revisions to its in vitro release testing specification that allow…
An increased risk for dementia has been reported among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) associated with diabetes and stroke, according to study findings published in The American Journal of Cardiology. AF is associated with dementia…
Researchers found a significant increase in astigmatism in participants sampled in the US during the years 1999 to 2008 compared with those in 1971 to 1975 (14% [95% CI: 13.2-14.5] vs 24% [22.8-24.6]), according to…
Treating sepsis with vitamin C is associated with reductions in mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, and hospital/ICU length of stay, according to the findings of a systemic review and meta-analysis presented at the American Thoracic…
Investigators have quantified the lag time to benefit after intensive blood pressure treatment in older adults aged 60 years and older with hypertension. In analyses of data from 6 randomized trials involving 27,414 older patients,…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the intravenous (IV) formulation of Tpoxx® (tecovirimat) for the treatment of human smallpox disease caused by variola virus in adults and pediatric patients. Previously, Tpoxx was only…
This story is about something really creepy and disgusting. It is about routinely using people as batteries to power devices. What comes to my mind is the prospect of an ironic ending to the famous…
We’ve long suspected that U.S. government agencies have deep conflicts of interest, and in recent days, we’re finding these conflicts run deeper than most people imagined. Government officials and employees are personally profiting on the…
This article was previously published May 20, 2019, and has been updated with new information. Two years ago, in December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 20 of each year as World Bee…
The Sleep Healthy Using the Internet (SHUTi)-Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) was more effective at engaging participants compared with the program version that did not involve cultural adaptation, according…
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