June 20, 2025

FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP

FDA approved the first biannual injectable PrEP option, Yeztugo (lenacapavir), after studies showed it prevented HIV infection in over 99.9% of participants.

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June 16, 2025

Can One Drug Decode Obesity’s Roots?

A new treatment for rare, extreme hunger offers life-changing relief and uncovers clues to obesity’s tangled biology—reshaping how we understand and treat the condition.

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June 16, 2025

Cytisinicline Shows Efficacy In Smoking Cessation Trial 

A phase 3 randomized clinical trial found that cytisinicline, a partial agonist at α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, improved smoking cessation rates compared with placebo, with higher abstinence rates and reduced craving over 24 weeks.

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June 13, 2025

RSV Vaccine Approved for Younger Adults

The FDA has approved Moderna’s mRESVIA vaccine for adults aged 18 to 59 who are at increased risk for RSV, expanding its indication beyond older adults.

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June 13, 2025

Experts: HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’

A controversial HHS document supporting RFK Jr.'s rollback of COVID vaccine guidance relies on disputed or misrepresented science, prompting outrage from health experts who call it “willful medical disinformation.”

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June 10, 2025

Cancer Pain Study Shows Promise for Novel Neurotoxin

A Phase I study of intrathecal resiniferatoxin in patients with advanced cancer pain shows promising reductions in pain and opioid use, with durable effects and manageable side effects.

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June 10, 2025

FDA Pledges Week-Long Drug Reviews

New leadership outlines accelerated approval processes, AI integration, and food additive restrictions to address the chronic disease epidemic

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June 09, 2025

NIH Staff Challenge Leadership's Research Policies

Federal scientists release formal dissent declaration opposing administration's grant terminations and policy changes affecting biomedical research.

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June 05, 2025

Water Loss Test May Predict Ulcer Recurrence

Researchers found that measuring skin water loss at healed diabetic foot ulcers can help predict which wounds are more likely to reopen.

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