Delaware State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech said a late-stage trial of their experimental mRNA vaccine to protect against influenza and COVID-19 found the combination shot failed to meet one of the study's two main goals and they are evaluating next steps.

Pfizer, BioNtech say combined flu-COVID vaccine misses a main goal of Phase 3 trial

PBS NewsHour

The savings range from 79 percent for Januvia, a drug to treat diabetes, to 38 percent for Imbruvica, which is used to treat blood cancers.

Here's a list of drugs affected by Biden's latest Medicare pharmaceutical price cuts

Picture this scene: You’re lying wide awake at 2 a.m. despite having gone to bed four hours earlier. You toss and turn. But no matter what sleep position you attempt or how many guided meditations you listen to, you just can’t catch a break. Maybe that post-dinner espresso...

Could Xanax Actually Help You Sleep?

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid dependence or opioid use disorder and nearly one in three shows symptoms of dependence and opioid use disorder. This review provides a more accurate -- and more concerning -- rate of opioid misuse than has previously been calculated. It was conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and appears in the scientific journal Addiction.

Prescription Painkiller Misuse in Chronic Pain Patients

Eli Lilly LLY announced on Tuesday that it is now offering the two lowest doses of its popular weight loss drug Zepbound at approximately half the original price. The pharma giant said it has launched a single-dose vial option for Zepbound in an effort to meet soaring demand of the treatment. The lowered prices also make Zepbound more competitive with cheaper off-brand versions of the medication.

Eli Lilly just cut some Zepbound prices in half — but there's a catch

Axios

Pfizer on Tuesday became the latest major drugmaker to sell medicine directly to consumers, launching a digital platform that's initially directed at people with migraines and respiratory ailments, including COVID-19. Why it matters: The move puts Pfizer in competition with Eli Lilly, which in January launched its own D2C platform...

Pfizer joins direct-to-consumer drug sales

Ohio State

NBC News

Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why it has twice delayed its target date to propose a ban on products containing formaldehyde, which studies link to increased rates of cancer.

Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair-straightening chemicals is delayed

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

A potent animal tranquilizer known as medetomidine is fueling a surge in overdoses across the nation. Unlike opioids, which can be countered with naloxone, also known as Narcan, medetomidine doesn't respond to the life-saving drug, making it even more dangerous when mixed with other substances.

New street drug medetomidine complicating how overdoses are treated

Tampa, FL

The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.

FDA warns company over Delta-8 THC product violations

Los Angeles Times

Those new weight-loss drugs will slash spending on obesity-related illness, so why is it so hard to get insurers to cover them?

Column: The Ozempic revolution in weight-loss drugs exposes the weakest links in our healthcare system — drug pricing and insurance

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to Europe. Ukraine attacked Russia's western Kursk region on Aug. 6 and...

Russia Warns the United States of the Risks of World War Three

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Drugmaker Eli Lilly is significantly lowering the prices of the two lowest doses of its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound, it said Tuesday, in a move to expand access and ease supply constraints. Two key changes to how people get and use the cheaper medicine, however, might not be appealing to some patients.

Lilly slashes prices on two lowest doses of Zepbound — if you're willing to give up injector pen

After months of back and forth, the FDA has officially approved and given emergency use authorization for this year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines, and doses are expected to start shipping in the next few days,. “Vaccination continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention,” said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D.,...

This year’s new COVID shot has been approved by FDA

CBS Denver

Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Tuesday it will sell single-use vials of its weight-loss drug Zepbound at a fraction of the price of its pens, amid skyrocketing demand among Americans for anti-obesity medications. In doing so, the company aims to expand its supply of the drug, and compete with digital health companies that sell compounded versions of the drugs in vials, with syringes for injection, that are far cheaper than brand-name pens, which are pre-filled with doses. Pharmacies are permitted to sell compounded versions of drugs that are in shortage, according to the Food and Drug Administration. "These new vials not only help...

Eli Lilly slashes prices of weight-loss drug Zepbound for single-use vials

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

South Carolina State

Tennessee State

(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has resulted in 14 new illnesses and five additional deaths. This brings the total to 57 cases, all of which required hospitalization, with eight fatalities overall. The outbreak is now...

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meats Claims Five More Lives, CDC Says

California State

KHYL V101.1

Avoid consuming this spice as the side effects could greatly damage your health.

Popular Spice Recalled Across California Poses 'Permanent' Health Risk

Healthline

Overdoses related to compounded forms of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are on the rise, FDA warns. Here's why.

Why More People Are Overdosing on Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic and Wegovy

NewsBreak

Delaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers' Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits

(Reuters) - Delaware's highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming...

Delaware Top Court Will Hear Drugmakers' Appeal to End Zantac Lawsuits

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