The Trump administration first mentioned requiring drug prices in ads in May, as part of the government’s American Patients First plan to lower drug costs. In August, it began officially reviewing a proposed rule. WebMD Health
A 13-year-old girl with alopecia totalis — a total lack of scalp hair — and eczema, began growing hair on her head again after she began weekly injections of dupilumab (Dupixent) to treat her eczema, doctors report. It’s the first known such case. WebMD Health
Taking the drug allopurinol to manage gout, a painful form of arthritis, is not only safe, but also potentially beneficial in reducing risk of kidney disease, researchers say. WebMD Health
In a recent federal study, only 36 percent of teens and young adults identified with opioid addiction were tested for hepatitis C, the researchers found, missing a chance to treat the deadly infection. WebMD Health
Teens who averaged less than six hours of sleep a night, were twice as likely to say they had smoked cigarettes, used alcohol, marijuana or other drugs, or had driven after drinking, new research finds. WebMD Health
The DEA has rescheduled the epilepsy cannabidiol drug Epidiolex, paving the way to market for the cannabis-based treatment. WebMD Health
Instead of targeting excessively high uric acid levels as existing gout drugs do, the new strategy aims to reduce overall inflammation. The drug goes after a specific inflammatory molecule called interleukin-1. WebMD Health
Instead of targeting excessively high uric acid levels as existing gout drugs do, the new strategy aims to reduce overall inflammation. The drug goes after a specific inflammatory molecule called interleukin-1. WebMD Health
The FDA in May approved a first self-injectable drug, erenumab (Aimovig), made by Amgen and Novartis. It’s now offered as once-monthly 70- or 140-milligram prefilled autoinjectors. WebMD Health
The first drug approved for use in children with MS reduced relapse rates by 82 percent in people aged 10 to 17 compared with interferon beta-1a, a drug commonly used to slow the progression of the degenerative nerve disease. WebMD Health