MHRA review of the benefits and risks of avacopan
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reviewing the benefits and risks of avacopan (Avacopan Vifor,…
Taming high blood pressure: How doctors find the right drug mix
By age 70, most adults — 70% or more — have high blood pressure (hypertension), defined…
Life-changing medicine or beauty hack? How Ozempic came to be seen as both, and why that’s risky
Dr Kimberly Chew, principal clinical psychologist at AO Psychology, which offers counselling and psychotherapy services, said that the…
Popular Gas-X medicine recalled for contamination – NBC Chicago
Bottles of the popular medicine Gas-X sold nationwide are being voluntarily recalled after it was found they could…
Medications To Avoid With Myasthenia Gravis
If you have myasthenia gravis (MG), your team may have warned you that some common medications can affect…
Semaglutide and Ozempic-like drugs may improve kidney disease outcomes
Semaglutide, a medication commonly sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, is typically associated with weight loss. But it can…
It’s well past time to ban pharmaceutical advertisements
by Rich Draheim, MinnPost June 4, 2026 Each year, pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars advertising prescription drugs…
Antibiotic Combo Approved for Multidrug-Resistant UTIs
The FDA approved intravenous cefepime and zidebactam (Zaynich) for complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), including pyelonephritis, caused by…
Wegovy and Zepbound Could Reduce the Risk of Needing Knee Replacement
For people with both obesity and knee osteoarthritis, taking a GLP-1 may lower the risk of needing a…
FDA launches safety study for abortion pill mifepristone, source says
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA…
Japan’s FFC uptake, South Korea’s health supplements production in nutra trends round-up
Both current users of and people with experience taking functional foods in Japan are more likely to be…
Overlooked risks of weight-loss drugs
GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have transformed the treatment of obesity as a chronic disease. Most medications come…