Expensive Arthritis Drug Works No Better than Steroid
An injectable and costly arthritis drug works no better than a cheap steroid, according to a new study at the Hospital for Special Surgery in…
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FDA Approves New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved an expensive new drug to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, even though the agency has…
Medicare Coverage of Nurse Anesthetists Panned
A federal agency’s decision to allow Medicare funds to be used to pay nurse anesthetists when they treat chronic pain is getting a mixed reaction…
Mild Procedure for Low Back Pain Wins Approval in Europe
A minimally invasive back pain treatment known as the mild procedure has now been approved to be sold and marketed throughout Europe. Over 12,000 patients…
FDA: Ameridose Recall Could Worsen Shortage of Six Life-Saving Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has identified six life-saving injectable drugs already in short supply that may be even harder to get because of the…
Drug Shortages Feared as FDA Announces Second Recall in Meningitis Outbreak
The sister company of the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis is voluntarily recalling all of its drug products, including many…
Antidepressant Relieves Mouth Pain from Cancer Treatment
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have discovered that a drug used to fight depression may also help alleviate the pain from mouth sores caused by…
Epidural Steroid Injections Linked to Bone Fractures
Patients treated with epidural steroid injections for back pain are at increased risk of bone fractures, according to a new study conducted at Henry Ford…