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STAT+: Access to diabetes care in lower-income countries still lags for children, despite pharma efforts

Access to diabetes care in lower-income countries still lags for children, despite efforts from insulin makers.

FDA Issues Safety Alert on Popular Allergy Drugs

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA warned that some people develop severe itching, or pruritus, after stopping long-term use of the antihistamines cetirizine (Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal).

WHO Members Adopt a 'Pandemic Agreement' After Disjointed Global COVID Response

(MedPage Today) -- The World Health Organization's (WHO) member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastati

FDA Officials Detail Plan to Limit COVID Shots

(MedPage Today) -- FDA officials have outlined their new approach to COVID-19 vaccine approvals, allowing immunogenicity endpoints for high-risk groups, while calling for randomized controlled trials

STAT+: FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

STAT+: Trump administration lays out more details of plan to lower drug prices

Plenty of questions remain about Trump's plan to push U.S. drug prices down closer to those in other countries.

History in Siblings May Indicate Risk of Postpartum Psychosis

(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- Pregnant women have a higher risk of postpartum psychosis if their sisters had the same condition, a Swedish cohort study suggested.

Mental-health lessons in schools sound like a great idea. The trouble is, they don’t work | Lucy Foulkes

All-class therapy sessions don’t help, and may even make matters worse.

Conspiracies Swirl on Biden; Flawed Data Fuels Abortion Drug Probe; U.S. Not at WHO

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA eyeing PDUFA changes, compounded weight loss drugs, and more

Online weight loss company Noom has begun offering smaller doses of compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy

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