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Officials with the FDA have approved emicizumab-kxwh (Hemlibra, Genentech) as a treatment for patients with hemophilia A who have factor VIII inhibitors, according to a press release from the agency.

Officials with the FDA have approved obinutuzumab (Gazyva, Genentech) in combination with chemotherapy, followed by obinutuzumab alone, for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced follicular lymphoma, according to the company's press release.

Officials with the FDA have approved benralizumab (Fasenra, AstraZeneca) for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma aged 12 years and older.

The sensor that is used along with aripiprazole was first cleared for use by the FDA in 2012; however, the approval of the pill and the sensor together represents a first for the FDA.

A low sodium-DASH diet combination lowers blood pressure (BP) in adults with hypertension, according to the results of preliminary research at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2017.