There is no authoritative data on the frequency of suicides among sufferers. Several scientists from organizations including the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Britain’s data-collection agency are beginning to study a potential link following evidence of increased cases of depression and suicidal thoughts among people with long COVID, as well as a growing number of known deaths.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationon Thursday approved Revance Therapeutics’ anti-wrinkle injection, setting up a challenger for market leader AbbVie’s Botox that has long dominated the aesthetic market.
Following a favorable vote from an FDA advisory committee, Amylyx is one step closer to seeing its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment approved for use in the United States.
A 1931 Michigan law banning abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest violates the state’s constitution, a state court judge ruled on Wednesday, barring any prosecutors from enforcing it.
Gilead Sciences Inc.’s Trodelvy extended by 3.2 months the survival of patients with advanced stages of a common type of breast cancer, according to data released ahead of a presentation at a European cancer meeting on Friday.
A requirement under the U.S. law known as Obamacare that private insurance plans cover drugs that prevent HIV infection at no cost to patients violates both federal law and the Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, siding with conservative lawyers who had challenged the measure on religious grounds.
Roche acquired privately held Good Therapeutics and its immuno-oncology platforms for $250 million, plus future milestone payments, on Wednesday.
Preliminary findings from the NEURO-TTRansform trial show Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ and AstraZeneca’s antisense candidate, eplontersen, is potentially a safe and effective treatment for patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN).
The company has donated 100,000 courses of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid to a new group aiming to improve access to the drug in low and middle-income countries.
Walmart and healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group are planning to team up to provide preventive care for people aged 65 and up, and virtual healthcare services for all age groups, the companies said on Wednesday.