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A survey of US neurologists found that a significant minority is unaware of FDA drug safety updates and many who are aware of the updates fail to act on them.

The FDA approved the emergency contraceptive to be sold OTC to girls aged 15 and older, and the Justice Department appealed a judge's order that it be made available OTC to girls of all ages.

The finding that cholesterol can cause chromosomal aberrations common to Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome may help lead to new therapies.

A study of patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome found that delays between symptom onset and arrival at the emergency department were largely due to patient hesitancy to seek treatment.

A study including more than half a million Danish children finds that children born to mothers who took the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy were much more likely to develop autism.

New guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists cover therapy with all approved classes of diabetes drugs as well as obesity, prediabetes, and cardiovascular risk factor management.

The FDA's restricted distribution programs, intended for medications with toxicity risks or other potential dangers, may also be used to impede biosimilar competition, according to a Federal Trade Commission amicus brief filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Survey Finds Shortages Leading to Treatment Delays, Missed Doses

Among patients admitted to the hospital with acute coronary syndrome, women and black patients expressed increased concerns about aspirin therapy, which was correlated with lower adherence.

Common-sense provision for Medicare low-income subsidy will provide immediate value

Text gives students directed practice in applying ethical principles and allows them to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Patients who understand environmental triggers are better able to avoid asthma attacks.

Diagnoses of ADHD have risen dramatically in recent years, leading some health care professionals to worry that the diagnosis is being applied too liberally.

A large-scale study found that adults who had been diagnosed with ADHD as children were almost 5 times as likely to commit suicide as peers who were not diagnosed with ADHD.

A CDC report finds that ADHD medication rates range significantly from state to state and are generally highest in the South.

The increase in visits to emergency departments was largely driven by abuse of ADHD drugs among adults and nonmedical use of the drugs.