American Heart Association's Annual Women's Heart Health Initiative Sponsored by Macy's, CVS
January 31st 2019Since 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) has been aiming to increase heart health awareness for women around the world, to prevent cardiac events and to promote healthy lifestyle changes.
FDA Approves New Combination Treatment for Certain Patients With CLL/SLL
January 28th 2019The FDA has approved the use of ibrutinib (Imbruvica®, AbbVie) in combination with obinutuzumab (Gazyva®) for adult patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL).
Pediatric Hexavalent Combination Vaccine Granted FDA Approval
December 31st 2018Officials with the US FDA have approved a vaccine for use in children younger than age 5 that is indicated for immunization to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Vaxelisâ„¢).
CDC: Overdose Related Deaths Linked to Synthetic Opioids are Rising
December 28th 2018More than 702,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2017–about 10% of them in 2017 alone, according to findings from an in-depth CDC analysis of the latest available drug overdose death data from the National Center for Health Statistics.