SCOOP: The is expected to update its indoor masking guidelines for states as early as next week, sources tell me and @HeidiNBC.
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BREAKING: The FDA approved an Alzheimer’s drug shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the illness.
The drug, lecanemab, will be sold under the name Leqembi.
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The FDA is expected to decide on whether to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug, called lecanemab, by market close today.
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Edibles are often packaged to look like candy or cookies, and kids, unaware of the risk they pose, can sometimes eat several in a single sitting.
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More young children are getting sick from inadvertently eating marijuana edibles, according to a new study.
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An Eli Lilly drug if approved for weight loss could become the best-selling drug of all time, but concerns are mounting about who will actually be able to afford it.
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Covid hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for RSV and the flu continue to fall.
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The Inflation Reduction Act's insulin cap will apply only to people on Medicare, leaving behind more than 21 million people in the United States who may need the lifesaving drug.
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Mark Cuban says it’s not a matter of if his online business will sell low-cost insulin — but when.
Our interview with the billionaire entrepreneur on Cost Plus Drug Company:
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Mark Cuban says it’s not a matter of if his online business will sell low-cost insulin — but when.
Our interview with the billionaire entrepreneur on Cost Plus Drug Company:
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Mark your calendars FDA & COVID vax nerds. This should be a really interesting one.
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FDA will hold a VRBPAC meeting to consider whether and how the composition for primary doses of the currently available #COVID19 vaccines should be modified and how and whether the composition & schedule for booster doses should be adjusted moving forward. fda.gov/news-events/pr
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New research confirmed a link between a Covid infection and a debilitating heart condition called POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, that has been diagnosed in some patients with long Covid.
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Today, we amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months of age. fda.gov/news-events/pr
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New immune therapy for advanced melanoma offers hope for hard-to-treat disease
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Pfizer says the FDA granted the company priority review for its vaccine to prevent RSV in older adults.
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Almost done with a series of stories that will air/publish later this month. Been working on these for several months. Excited to share when completed!
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Los Angeles health officials are considering another universal mask mandate should Covid cases in the city continue to rise.
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Wrote about Pfizer's trial testing a Lyme disease vaccine back in August. It comes as the prevalence of the disease appears to be growing across the U.S. as the climate gets warmer.
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Antibodies generated by Pfizer's experimental Lyme disease vaccine persisted through 6 months after completion of a 2-dose or 3-dose regimen, according to a company press release.
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Breaking: Men in monogamous same-sex relationships would be allowed to donate blood without abstaining from sex under new FDA rules, people familiar with the plans say
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The FDA approved the first drug to delay the onset of Type 1 diabetes.
The drug, called Tzield, will cost $193,900 for a 14-day supply or $13,850 for a single vial.
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Happy Friday Eve 😁
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New: The American Medical Association says it supports ending daylight saving time and moving permanently to standard time.
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Poison control centers in the U.S. have seen an increase in reports of kids taking benzonatate, a cough medicine, either accidentally or intentionally, according to a new FDA study.
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Tbh, every day I log on, I half expect the site to be no longer working 😂
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SCOOP: California plans to partner with Civica Rx, a generic drug company, in the state's effort to produce its own low-cost insulin, sources tell me.
The state expects to announce the partnership in mid-December, although it hasn't been finalized.
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Myocarditis after Covid vaccination: Pfizer and Moderna are tracking adverse health effects, if any, that may appear in the years following a diagnosis of vaccine-associated heart problems.
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Other states are closely watching California — which will be the first state that will produce its insulin — as it could be a potential road map for other public entities to make the medication more affordable for their residents.
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SCOOP: California plans to partner with Civica Rx, a generic drug company, in the state's effort to produce its own low-cost insulin, sources tell me.
The state expects to announce the partnership in mid-December, although it hasn't been finalized.
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An Eli Lilly spokesperson says the company is aware of the fake account and is in communication with Twitter.
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A fake account is impersonating the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company: "We are excited to announce insulin is free now."
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South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday...
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I did it.
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It’s going to be 75 degrees today. In November.
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Pfizer says it's aware of Switzerland reports of bubbles in some vials of the Covid vaccine designed to target BA.1.
It's working w/ Swissmedic to investigate.
"The investigation performed to-date has not indicated impact to finished product currently available on the market."
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