FDA cracks down on prescription drug ads but lacks staff
WASHINGTON – In an unprecedented move, federal regulators published about 100 warning letters sent to pharmaceutical companies and health…
Novo Nordisk flags Cagrilintide promise in hunt for next obesity drug
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy…
Let the rulemaking begin: Why direct-to-consumer drug ads deserve a closer look
Call it death by disclosure. After nearly 30 years in which prescription drug ads have become a fixture…
Mentavi study validates first fully digital diagnostic pathway for adult ADHD
Mentavi Health announced that its landmark, real-world validation study of the Mentavi Diagnostic Evaluation has been published in…
Correlation Between Diabetes and Risk of Uveitis Confirmed in Recent Study
Darren Jindal, PhD | Image Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Patients with type 1 or…
Emphysema During Lung Cancer Screening Predicts All-Cause Mortality up to 25 Years Later
Claudia I. Henschke, PhD, MD Credit: Mount Sinai Baseline emphysema at low-dose chest CT (LDCT was predictive of…
Patient groups cheer as the WHO adds diabetes and cystic fibrosis drugs to its essential medicines list
For the first time, the World Health Organization has added various high-cost treatments for diabetes and cystic fibrosis…
Statins should be available over the counter
Welcome to The Workup, a new First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. There’s a saying in medicine: Statins…
Passive Smoke Exposure in Prepubescent Males Affects Lung Function in Children, Grandchildren
A new study has found that paternal prepubertal passive smoke exposure was associated with impaired lung function trajectories…
7 Pulmonology Headlines You Missed in August 2025
August 2025 brought several significant updates in pulmonology, spanning advances in early detection, disease-modifying therapies, and clinical guidance.…
FDA finds Amneal Pharma used contaminated IV bags for sterile drug
In a startling failure of quality control, Amneal Pharmaceuticals relied on contaminated bags for a sterile injectable drug…