Jolynn Tumolo

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Gray Matter Reduced in Patients With Early-Onset Psychosis

01/23/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Patients with early-onset psychosis had significantly lower volume of gray matter in their brains compared with healthy control subjects, according to study findings published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Patients with early-onset...

01/23/2024

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Targeted Brain Stimulation Could Benefit Chronic Pain Treatment

01/22/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Less than 2 minutes of transcranial magnetic stimulation that targeted the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) of the brain boosted hypnotizability for about an hour in low-to-medium hypnotizable people living with fibromyalgia.

Less than 2 minutes of...

01/22/2024

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US Senators Seek to Improve Drug Access

01/22/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

“Pharmaceutical companies that develop a drug and have a patent will go to long lengths to keep generic off the market for a longer period of time,” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in a report.

“Pharmaceutical companies that...

01/22/2024

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Pediatric Hospitalizations Higher for RSV than Omicron or Influenza

01/19/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Rates of hospitalization were higher for children with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) than with Omicron or influenza, according to results from a retrospective cohort study published online ahead of print in JAMA Pediatrics.

Rates of hospitalization were...

01/19/2024

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Immunosuppressant Recalled

01/18/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is recalling 8280 bottles of 1-mg tacrolimus capsules. According to the January 17, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, a 0.5-mg tacrolimus capsule was discovered in a bottle.

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is...

01/18/2024

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Antihistamine Recalled for Impurity

01/18/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling more than 32,000 bottles of 100- and 500-count desloratadine tablets. According to the January 17, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report, an N-nitroso desloratadine impurity was...

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...

01/18/2024

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Physicians Concerned Weight Loss Drugs May Perpetuate Inequities

01/18/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Some physicians are concerned that high demand and prices for high-profile obesity drugs are keeping them out of reach for many who need them, according to a recent Reuters report.

Some physicians are concerned...

01/18/2024

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Seizure Med Under Class I Recall

01/17/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

A Class I recall has been issued for a single lot of the anticonvulsant vigabatrin for oral solution because of a potential for powder to leak from product pouches and subsequent underdosing, according to the January 17, 2024, US Food and...

A Class I recall has been issued...

01/17/2024

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ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia May Fall Along Same Illness Spectrum, CSF Analysis Suggests

01/16/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia do not appear to be distinct conditions, according to an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteomes

Myalgic...

01/16/2024

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Drug Approvals Up in 2023

01/15/2024

Jolynn Tumolo

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 18 more novel drugs in 2023 than it did the previous year. New drug approvals totaled 55 in 2023, compared with just 37 in 2022 and 51 in 2021, according to a Reuters report. The FDA...

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01/15/2024

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