A flu vaccine you can administer yourself, stroke deaths on the rise and drug overdose deaths decreasing: Here's what happened in health this week.
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Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health ...
Sanofi wins US approval for drug combination to treat multiple myeloma
Sanofi won approval for the use of a drug combination with its Sarclisa infusion to treat certain types of newly diagnosed ...
Nasal Flu Vaccine Is Approved for At-Home Use
The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a ...
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration
FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza that does not need to be administered by a healthcare provider, the ...
US FTC sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers on Friday, accusing them of ...
Sanofi wins US approval for multiple myeloma drug in newly diagnosed patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved the use of a drug combination along with Sanofi's ...
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FDA approves first drug for rare neuron disease, Niemann-Pick type C
Parents pushed for years for treatments for the neuron disease Niemann-Pick type C. After setbacks, one drug now has FDA ...
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Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people
Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move ...
US FDA declines to approve Vanda's stomach condition drug
Vanda was seeking the health regulator's nod for the drug, tradipitant, to treat symptoms of gastroparesis, a condition ...
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FDA approves first nasal spray influenza vaccine for self or caregiver administration
INDIANA- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved FluMist for self– or caregiver-administration. FluMist is ...
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FDA Alert: Pulmonology Drug Approvals and Recalls, Medical Device Updates
FDA drug alerts in pulmonology, including drug approvals/warnings, vaccine approvals, medical device recalls/updates, and drug label updates.