South Carolina3 days agoSouth Carolina adds firing squad to list of execution methodsSouth Carolina senators Tuesday added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can’t execute condemned inmates by way of lethal injection.
CoronavirusJanuary 26Eli Lilly COVID-19 combo therapy cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 70%, company saysA combination of two Eli Lilly antibody drugs were found to reduce risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk patients recently diagnosed with coronavirus by 70%, the company said Tuesday.
HIV/AIDSJanuary 22FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shotsU.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus.
CoronavirusJanuary 12UK coronavirus variant shouldn't impact remdesivir effectiveness, Gilead CEO saysAs experts warn about the high transmissibility of a strain of coronavirus first detected in the U.K. several weeks ago, many have voiced concern about whether currently-approved vaccines and treatments will remain effective.
Product RecallsDecember 24Excedrin recalled over faulty packaging, child poisoning concernsMultiple brands of the over-the-counter headache medication Excerdrin are facing a recall after many bottles were found to have holes in the bottom, prompting child poisoning concerns.
Joe BidenDecember 17Biden adviser's brother lobbying for drugmaker under federal probeJeff Ricchetti, the brother of an incoming adviser to President-elect Joe Biden, is now lobbying for a drugmaker that is under federal investigation for inflating its role in Operation Warp Speed.
POLITICSDecember 12Former Clinton press secretary joins California Gov. Newsom as top economic aideCalifornia's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom named former Clinton-era White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers as director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development on Friday.
Erectile DysfunctionDecember 10Erectile dysfunction drug 'mix up' with depression medication causes nationwide product recallA Tennessee-based pharmaceutical company announced Wednesday that it is “voluntarily recalling” two drugs – one that treats erectile dysfunction, the other depression – after a “product mix-up” that resulted in the medications being "inadvertently packaged together" when they were bottled at a third-party facility.
CoronavirusNovember 27Gout drug tested as coronavirus treatment in large UK trialAn anti-inflammatory drug widely used to treat gout and other conditions is the latest to be added to a large-scale trial in the U.K.
HEALTHNovember 26Las Vegas woman held illicit 'vampire facial' parties while posing as nurseAn unemployed Las Vegas woman posed as a nurse and gave unlicensed “vampire facials” to dozens of unwitting clients during illicit parties — which left some patients with painful side effects or requiring medical attention, police said.