Biogen Abandons Its Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm
The pharmaceutical company will give up its ownership rights to the drug and stop a clinical trial that had been aimed at confirming whether it works.
The pharmaceutical company will give up its ownership rights to the drug and stop a clinical trial that had been aimed at confirming whether it works.
Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make?
Starting April 1, state employees in North Carolina will no longer have insurance coverage for costly weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound.
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Research shows prices in the United States are nearly double those in other well-off countries.
Un medicamento contra el asma, que ya se consigue como genérico, todavía es usado por millones de personas en EE. UU., incluso después de que miles de pacientes y decenas de estudios han descrito sus riesgos.
Algunos fármacos para tratar enfermedades como el alzhéimer o el cáncer se enfrentan a un obstáculo: la barrera hematoencefálica. Un ensayo en fases iniciales pretende resolver esa limitación.
In newly disclosed documents, federal researchers find that cannabis may have medical uses and is less likely to cause harm than drugs like heroin.
Arena BioWorks is promising big paydays to nearly 100 researchers from Harvard, M.I.T. and other prestigious institutions.
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