Two hypertension drugs show equal efficacy in trial
A large pragmatic trial showed that two thiazide diuretics medicines showed the same effect on hypertension
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Plan B contraceptive pill not an abortion drug, states FDA
FDA amends Plan B contraceptive pill label to state that it does not harm a fertilized egg and is not an abortion drug
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BioNTech begins trials for mRNA malaria vaccine
BioNTech company starts trial for mRNA based malaria vaccine
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Drug to treat sensorineural hearing loss in trial phase
Frequency therapeutics, a a biotech company is working on a drug to treat hearing loss and has got some good trial results
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Roche’s Covid-19 antibody treatment gets FDA approval
Roche's Actemra is the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19
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Adverse risks increase in elderly due to polypharmacy
Polypharmacy has been linked to numerous health concerns, and research has linked it to dementia.
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FDA approves gene therapy for treatment of high-risk bladder cancer
The FDA approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a non-replicating adenoviral vector-based gene therapy for the treatment of high-risk bladder cancer.
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Merck and Indonesia’s Bio Farma ink pact to produce HPV vaccine locally
Merck and Bio Farma of Indonesia sign deal to produce HPV vaccine for cervical cancer
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Intermittent fasting can help in remission of Type 2 diabetes: Study
Intermittent fasting and a special diet can help in remission of Type 2 diabetes.
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Jazz Pharma says cannabis-based drug aids epilepsy treatment
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc announced its plant-derived cannabis epilepsy medicine had improved patients' seizure and non-seizure outcomes.