FDA To Offer Cash Bonuses for Faster Drug Reviews

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) chief says the agency will begin offering bonuses to drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule.

Dr. Marty Makary described the effort as a pilot program during a staff meeting last week. The first quarterly bonus payments could begin going out in August, according to presen...

U.S. Tops 1,100 Measles Cases This Year as Outbreaks Grow

Measles cases are climbing rapidly across the United States, with more than 1,100 infections reported in the first two months of this year, data shows.

As of Feb. 26, 1,136 cases had been confirmed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That total is already far higher than usual numbers for an entire year...

Chocolate Male Supplement Recalled Over Hidden Erectile Dysfunction Drug

A chocolate male enhancement product is being pulled from store shelves after federal health officials found it contains a hidden prescription drug.

The company — USALESS.COM, based in Brooklyn, New York — is recalling its product called Rhino Choco VIP 10X, according to an alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

New Drug Could Boost Efforts To Wipe Out Sleeping Sickness

A new treatment for sleeping sickness could make it much easier to treat and possibly eliminate the deadly disease.

On Friday, a committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended approval of acoziborole, a drug made by Sanofi. The decision is a key step to making the medicine available in Congo, where most cases occur, and in ot...

Telemedicine Visits Cost Five Times Less Than In-Clinic Care

Telemedicine appointments aren’t only more convenient, but actually save money for both patients and health care systems, a new study says.

Telemedicine visits are five times less costly than in-person appointments for the most common conditions, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

On average, telemedic...

GLP-1 Drugs Might Ease Chronic Migraine, Study Says

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound might also help people manage migraines, a new study says.

Chronic migraine sufferers taking GLP-1 drugs were about 10% less likely to need ER care for a migraine attack compared to those taking a standard first-line migraine drug, researchers are scheduled to report at an upcoming meeting of the...

Blood Test Reveals Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

A new, easy-to-use blood test can identify when a person’s liver disease is being driven by too much drinking, researchers say.

With the test, researchers can estimate whether a person with fatty liver disease might have alcohol-related liver damage, researchers recently reported Feb. 25 in the journal Gastroenterology.

Hormone Therapy Might Be Unnecessary For Some Prostate Cancer Patients

Some men who’ve had surgery for prostate cancer can probably skip hormone suppression therapy without harm, a new study says.

Men typically undergo radiation and hormone therapy following prostate cancer surgery to reduce the risk of their cancer coming back.

However, the hormone therapy appears to provide little survival benef...

Urban Traffic Noise Disrupts Sleep, Affects Heart Health After One Night

The nighttime sounds of the city streets can jangle a person’s nerves and affect their heart health, a new study says.

People trying to sleep through the sounds of urban traffic for just one night showed signs of heart stress and impaired blood vessel function, researchers reported Feb. 25 in the journal Cardiovascular Research