Christine Blank

Women have an increased risk of heart disease in the years leading up to menopause.

After positive Phase 3 trial results, Karyopharm Therapeutics expects FDA to clear Xpovio.

The test is for patients to use at home, with a prescription, to detect both COVID-19 and influenza A and B.

Women are disproportionately affected by heart failure after heart attacks, according to a Canadian study.

FDA okayed the first drug for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen positive lesions in men with prostate cancer.

The drug is the first FDA-approved therapy for these rare genetic diseases.

FDA official says the approval is important because of the combination of the flu season and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regeneron's investigational treatment was administered to President Donald Trump in October when he was treated for COVID-19.

Merck earned a new indication for pembrolizumab (Keytruda), in combination with chemotherapy, to treat locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Community-based organizations should position themselves as groups with a deep, working knowledge of an area's geography, communities and residents.

The investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab treats mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients.

While Pfizer and BioNTech’s first interim analysis demonstrates the efficacy of their SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, some questions remain.

Recalls of metformin products due to higher levels of the probable carcinogenic ingredient N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) than allowed continue.

Trump jokes about potentially firing NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci.

The treatment is a combination of ublituximab, its investigational glycoengineered anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, and umbralisib, the company’s investigational once-daily, oral, dual inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon.

Medical company secures Investigational New Drug Application from FDA for its gummy medication.

Venclexta was previously granted provisional approval by FDA in late 2018.

The pharma maker plans to apply for FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the vaccine after the third week of November.

The pharma maker aims to make the treatment available to the most vulnerable populations by December.

Simponi Aria is now approved to to treat patients 2 years and older with active polyarticular juvenile Idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Research documents that the disease affects men and women differently.

The combination therapy of Opdivo plus Yervoy will treat the cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.

The recall is attributed to higher levels of the carcinogenic ingredient NDMA than are allowed.

Pfizer snagged its fourth indication for the blockbuster medication tofacitinib (Xeljanz) for children and adolescents 2 years and older with active polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA).

Xanax and Ativan are among the medications impacted by FDA’s new requirements.

Some of the top medications were approved this summer, while others are awaiting FDA approval.

Both recalls are due to sub-potency of drugs that treat hypothyroidism.

The top-selling diabetes drug will join semaglutide (Ozempic), which is approved to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.

The treatment is the first anti-PD-1 antibody from China to receive Breakthrough therapy designation.