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Walmart introduces new opioid prescription policies
In an effort to help curb opioid use and misuse as part…
Sep. 7, 2018
Recent FDA approvals include drugs for opioid addiction, migrain...
Getting drug approval from the FDA includes a highly regulated process that…
May 29, 2018
FDA approves Lutathera for digestive tract cancers
New Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approvals often mean better and more affordable…
Mar. 28, 2018
FDA approves Biktarvy for use in HIV regimens
While not a cure for HIV, a recent FDA approval will help…
Mar. 26, 2018
FDA approves Symdeko for treatment of cystic fibrosis
Symdeko was approved by the FDA in February 2018 for the treatment…
Mar. 26, 2018
FDA approves multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus
Until 1993, when interferon beta-1b was approved as the first therapy, there…
Aug. 10, 2017
FDA approves cheaper alternative to the EpiPen
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a competitor for the…
Jun. 27, 2017
Fighting the opioid epidemic in the U.S.
Prescription opioids were originally prescribed for acute, short-term pain. In the 1990s,…
Jun. 20, 2017
A new tool could predict a person’s risk of developing a chron...
Over half of all adults living in the United States have one…
Mar. 27, 2017
How healthy is your state?
Every year, the United Health Foundation ranks the nation’s physical, mental, and…
Jan. 26, 2016
2024 Medicaid changes
Here is what you should know about qualifying for the federal and state-funded healthcare program
Updated on Feb. 12, 2024