June 17, 2025

FDA-Approved Sweetener Found in Vapes

New laboratory analysis found widespread use of neotame, a potent artificial sweetener, in most disposable e-cigarettes sold in the United States, including nicotine-free and nicotine-analogue products.

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June 12, 2025

Smoking Cessation Drugs Show No Birth Risk

A large multinational cohort study found no increased risk of major congenital malformations associated with nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline, or bupropion use during early pregnancy.

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June 09, 2025

New Fixed-Dose RSV Antibody Approved

The FDA has approved enflonsia, a fixed-dose monoclonal antibody, for preventing RSV lower respiratory tract disease in infants during their first season.

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June 04, 2025

Big Tobacco's Medical Research Infiltrates Journals

Investigation reveals tobacco-funded studies appear in top medical journals despite industry bans, as companies invest billions in pharmaceutical subsidiaries.

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June 02, 2025

New COVID Vaccine Approved for High-Risk Groups

After showing higher efficacy and a comparable safety profile to Spikevax, the FDA has approved Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk patients.

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May 22, 2025

Voices on the Go: Top Podcasts for Physicians

Physicians are tuning to podcasts that combine clinical insight, career development, and storytelling.

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May 22, 2025

FDA to Rethink COVID Booster Formula

FDA advisers to vote on whether 2025–2026 COVID vaccines should target JN.1 descendants like LP.8.1 amid rising uncertainty over dominant strains.

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May 22, 2025

Dual Inhaler Halves Mild Asthma Attacks in Trial

As-needed albuterol-budesonide was superior to albuterol alone for mild, uncontrolled asthma in new trial.

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November 01, 2024

Are Antibiotics Needed for Pediatric Pneumonia?

Nearly one in five children diagnosed with pneumonia in outpatient settings did not receive antibiotics, according to a recent study in JAMA Network Open.

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