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FDA approves Niktimvo for chronic graft-versus-host disease

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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AMX0035, a new treatment for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). million from the ALS Association, raised by the 2014 social media craze the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Another 40 potential new treatments are being investigated. .

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Awareness of the link between HPV and cancer has declined

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Adjei Boakye and colleagues examined data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) from five timepoints between 2014 (HINTS 4 cycle 4) and 2020 (HINTS 5 cycle 4). in 2014 to 27.4% in 2014 to 29.5% in 2014 to 28.4% Currently, about 54.5% In 2020, researchers found that 70.2%

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FDA Approvals Roundup: Kloxxado, Farxiga, Ferriprox

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The SGLT2 inhibitor was originally approved in 2014 to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes in addition to diet and exercise. . Among study arm patients, 100 were hospitalized for heart failure or had a CV-related death, compared with 138 patients in the placebo arm. .

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

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Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults. Jardiance was originally approved by the FDA in 2014 as a supplement to diet and exercise to improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. About the Worldwide Collaboration Between Bayer and Merck Since October 2014, Bayer and Merck (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada) have pursued a worldwide collaboration in the field of sGC modulators. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS

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AI Tool CHIEF Paints a Landscape of a Cancer, Refining Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis

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A Brief History of Targeted Cancer Drugs In 1978, FDA approved the first targeted cancer drug, tamoxifen. The FDA approved Herceptin , targeting a different receptor (HER2) in breast cancer cells, in 1998. Keytruda illustrates more recently approved cancer drugs.