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Development of precision drug delivery tool to treat traumatic brain injury
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Southern California has developed a precision drug delivery tool to selectively…
New insights into how the drug pomalidomide fights cancer
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the white blood cells, and patients diagnosed with this disease commonly die within five…
Potential COVID-19 Drug Could Increase Heart Risk: Study
MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 — The widely prescribed antibiotic azithromycin is being investigated as a COVID-19 treatment, but a new…
Many deaths labeled ‘cardiac arrest’ could be drug ODs: Study
(HealthDay)—Americans have long known that there’s an epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths in the United States. But a new…
Partnership would bypass drug industry to sell COVID-19 vaccine
A partnership that would bypass the drug industry to sell a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus has been formed…
Doctors urged to reconsider controversial acne drug
Acne treatment including the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin should be made more readily available despite reports of its association…
Parents, grandparents to blame for many child drug poisonings, CDC warns
(HealthDay)—If you are sometimes less than careful with your prescription medications and have young kids at home, a new study…
Acid reflux drug is a surprising candidate to curb preterm birth
Lansoprazole, an over-the-counter acid reflux drug that is often taken by pregnant women, may be a promising therapy to reduce…
New antitumoral drug release strategy created for breast cancer treatment
The local release of antitumoral drugs through bacterial proteins in the treatment of breast cancer can mark a before and…