Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief as Top Doctor
Pfizer Inc. appointed the Food and Drug Administration’s former top drug reviewer to serve as its chief medical officer.
Drug test failures fueling shortage of school crossing guards in D.C.
More than two in five who apply to be crossing guards test positive, largely for marijuana, a drug D.C. legalized a decade ...
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FDA approves first drug for rare lipid storage disease
An approval for the first drug for a rare lipid storage disease, some FDA workers rehired, and other biotech news of the day ...
NYC’s ‘worst drug dealer,’ 20, busted again with crack cocaine, heroin
Brandon Hunter was arrested again Feb. 5 after he was caught with the drugs and in the same Midtown spot, according to ...
Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says
During that time, drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide, marking the first time overdose deaths declined since the ...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal ...
Urgent warning over common acne drug as doctors share side effect that left man, 20, with life-threatening condition
DOCTORS have issued a stark warning to those taking common anti-acne medicine after young man suffered a life-threatening side effect. The 20-year-old was taking isotretinoin, a controversial drug ...
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But ...
Woman said to run Hollywood drug delivery service faces trial — but not for fatal overdose
Authorities said the deadly fentanyl overdose of Beverly Hills man led them to Mirela Todorova, 36, the alleged leader of a ...
How prescription coupons lower drug prices for uninsured and underinsured Americans
SaveHealth highlights the severity of drug prices and underscores the importance of prescription coupons in reducing costs.
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Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer
Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.