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Researchers, for the first time, used the lyophilized non-frozen oral capsule RBX7455 to treat a patient with recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection.

Whether injected monthly or according to a TREX regimen, ranibizumab did not have a statistically significant effect on the development of new macular atrophy in eyes with neovascular AMD.

Merck just got $2.54 billion richer with the ruling of a federal jury.

Should the VA let nurse-anesthetists practice without direct physician supervision?

Daniel Neides, MD, is in hot water about anti-vaccine comments he made on the Cleveland Clinic's blog.

A trip to the beauty salon could result in exposure to dangerous blood-borne viruses.

The FDA approved a morphine sulfate extended-release tablet (Arymo ER/Egalet) to treat severe pain needing “daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment".

Could cyber-terorrists turn a cardiac pacemaker into a weapon? It sounded like fiction until the FDA and a device maker today announced that they had fixed a popular device precisely to prevent that from happening.

For two decades, patients with genital herpes have only had so many treatment options. But a new option could be added.

A biosimilar to the world's biggest-selling drug performed well alongside it, according to top-line results announced recently.

Researchers suspect cognitive training can prevent the development attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in infants.

Heartburn drugs like Prilosec and Nexium might alleviate acid reflux, but could raise the risk of severe stomach infections.

“HIV is a clever virus and has learned to evade even some of the best drugs on the market," said Dmitry Lyumkis, PhD.

The FDA’s decision follows the EU’s decision last month to similarly expand the scope of the drug’s approval to include more specific causes of vision loss and blindness.

In a dramatic decision on a long-running patent dispute over alirocumab vs. evolocumab, a federal court judge ruled that Amgen's patents were violated and that rivals Sanofi/Regeneron can no longer distribute their product.

Scientists have been busy in the lab. Molecules that release carbon-monoxide are considered the key to developing a new antibiotic to fight gonorrhea.

Study results on the link between vitamin D and headache have a history of being ambiguous, but new research found more conclusive findings.

Researchers initiated a new phase 3 clinical trial for topical agent olumacostat glasaretil, a potential treatment for acne vulgaris.

Previous studies have shown that “the gut microbiota differs in composition and diversity during the first months of life in children who later do or do not have allergic disease," but researchers who focused on immunoglobulin A prevalence made a different finding.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is enrolling participants from 45 sites around the world to evaluate cabotegravir as long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

At the one-month follow-up exam, only 7% were functional non-responders, half of whom were reclassified as responders at 6-month follow-up.

While the culprit for the stomach pain and discomfort in autistic children was unknown for quite some time, new research suggests it could be caused by an “increased reaction to stress”.

The tendency of the brain to shrink with age may be reversed with a Mediterranean-style diet, UK researchers found.

Monitoring Zika-exposed patients for visual symptoms and ocular findings is particularly important because these may be the only indicators of the infection in some patients.

Dutch researchers used radiolabeling to observe certolizumab in the body for the first time. Such studies could provide a greater understanding of how TNF inhibitors can be best used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions like arthritis.

The rise in drug resistance against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) could have a negative impact on costs associated with the disease.

Children born to obese parents may be facing developmental delays, a study from the National Institutes of Health has found. The study looked at obese fathers as well as mothers.

People with multiple sclerosis tend to have sleep apnea, but not the usual kind, a study found.

Researchers sought to debunk the myth of a causal relationship between the pill and decreased libido in women.

In a formal letter to Congress, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American College of Physicians urged Congress to fight the GOP plans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.