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FDA Approves Updated COVID Shots for Fall

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22, 2024 -- Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.This year's approval for the updated mRNA vaccines comes much sooner than happened in 2023, when fall. THURSDAY, Aug.

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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's, Kisunla

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TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 -- A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early.

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FDA Approves Another Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening

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MONDAY, July 29, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.In late May, an FDA advisory panel had voted 7-2 that the benefits outweigh the risks when using the Guardant Health's.

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FDA Approves New Antibiotic Against UTIs, Pivya (pivmecillinam)

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THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) to. So, it's welcome news that the U.S.

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FDA Approves First Self-Test Collection Kit for HPV

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WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a kit that will allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for HPV screening, a move that could increase early detection in those at risk for cervical cancer.

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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's

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TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 -- A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early.

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FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer, Imdelltra

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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer. Importantly, tarlatamab (Imdelltra) is only for patients who have exhausted all other.