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Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea for people with obesity — the first medication approved for the condition. The new, expanded Zepbound approval means that insurance providers, including Medicare, will likely cover the medication […]
Kelly Livingston/ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted Thursday to approve new rules requiring all wireless carriers to implement georouting for calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in a move it says will help “save more lives.” “Time and again, across many different communities, I have heard stories of […]
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images, FILE (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat people with schizophrenia in more than 30 years. Cobenfy, manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb, combines two drugs, xanomeline and trospium chloride, and is taken as a twice-daily pill. In clinical trials, […]
Morsa Images/Getty Images (SILVER SPRING, Md.) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and granted emergency use authorization Thursday for updated COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall and winter season. The FDA said the vaccines will target the KP.2 strain, which is an offshoot of the omicron variant. The federal health agency said the […]
Getty Images – STOCK/Patricio Nahuelhual (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday morning approved a blood test to screen for colorectal cancer in certain individuals. The blood test, known as Shield and manufactured by Guardant Health, is already commercially available, but FDA approval will help broaden availability and insurance coverage. The […]
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — The United Kingdom approved controversial legislation on Tuesday that allows the government to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda, with deportation flights expected to start this summer. The so-called Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill completed its passage through the U.K. Parliament in the early morning after almost […]
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xolair as the first and only medicine for people with one or more food allergies after the clinical trial data for the injectable asthma medication showed it helped people curb food-related allergic reactions. “The FDA approval is based on positive data […]
Normand Blouin / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite on Wednesday. Aurlumyn, manufactured by Eicos Sciences Inc, is an injection to treat severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation. “This approval provides patients with the first-ever […]
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite on Wednesday. Aurlumyn, manufactured by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., is an injection to treat severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation. “This approval provides patients with the first-ever […]
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday gave its approval for some Bitcoin ETFs, just a day after a fake post on the agency’s account on X made a similar announcement and sent the value of Bitcoin soaring. The price of Bitcoin vaulted skyward on Tuesday afternoon after the SEC […]
