Non-opioid pain medication OK’d by FDA; Journavx could help blunt fentanyl addiction
Almost 1,200 people in Kern County have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018, including 171 in 2024 and an all-time high of 294 the year before, according to updated numbers from the Kern ...
Certified Lions FC announces new indoor soccer facility in Oklahoma City
A new rule being implemented for the 2024 tax year means revenue over $5,000 collected through platforms like PayPal or Venmo has to be reported. That includes payments for concert tickets, clothes ...
New type of non-opioid pain medication approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults. To ...
Chocolate Recall Updated to Highest Risk Level, FDA Warns Consumption Could Cause Death
The FDA has updated the December recall of some of Cal Yee Farms' products to the highest risk level classification for three ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA OK for Vertex non-opioid pain drug, vaccine advisory committee, and more
Vertex Pharmaceuticals won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a non-opioid pain drug, clearing the way for the rollout of a product that has simultaneously sparked high hopes and ...
FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk
Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...
FDA approves new pain drug Journavx as opioid alternative
Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...
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Enhertu, with new OK, set to supplant chemo in HER2-low breast cancer
The FDA clearance aids AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s plan to position ADCs like Enhertu ahead of chemotherapy in a variety ...
Frozen chicken nuggets recalled over bone fragment fears
The Food Safety and Inspection Service said that it is concerned that consumers may still have some of the nugget packages in ...
Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to ...
FDA OK's Ozempic To Protect Kidneys in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, which affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults. The new approval ...
Walmart's Broccoli Recall Now Classified As Potentially Deadly, According To The FDA
In early January it was revealed that Walmart's washed and ready-to-eat 12 oz. Marketside Broccoli Florets were voluntarily ...