ALS Drug Extends Life — But Only by a Few Months. Is It Worth It?
The honest answer is yes — and no. It depends on who you ask and what you value. The current generation of ALS drugs extends life by roughly two to six...
The Drug Stopping Multiple Sclerosis Attacks Before They Happen
A new class of oral medications called BTK inhibitors is poised to change the trajectory of multiple sclerosis by intercepting the disease's destructive...
Blood Clot Drug During Pregnancy: Navigating the Dangerous Options
When a pregnant woman develops a blood clot or is at high risk for one, the safest drug option is low molecular weight heparin, most commonly enoxaparin,...
Anemia Injection vs. Oral Iron: When Each Works Best
For most people with iron deficiency anemia, oral iron supplements taken daily for three to six months will do the job.
This Rare Blood Disease Drug Costs $700K Per Year — And It’s Worth It
Soliris, the brand name for eculizumab, costs approximately $700,000 per patient per year, making it one of the most expensive drugs ever brought to...
Iron Deficiency Treatment: Why Oral Supplements Fail Many Patients
Oral iron supplements fail many patients because the human gut absorbs remarkably little of what you swallow — as low as two to thirteen percent with food...
The Blood Cancer Drug Working When Bone Marrow Transplant Can’t
A targeted drug called pemigatinib is producing remarkable results for patients with a rare and aggressive blood cancer that has historically been a death...
Seborrheic Dermatitis Shampoo Comparison: Which Antifungal Actually Works?
Ketoconazole is the most clinically effective antifungal shampoo ingredient for seborrheic dermatitis, particularly for moderate-to-severe cases.
Molluscum Contagiosum Cream Gets First-Ever FDA Approval
After decades without a single FDA-approved option, molluscum contagiosum finally has not one but two prescription treatments available in the United...
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: The Biologic Finally Clearing This Painful Skin Disease
After nearly a decade with only one approved biologic for hidradenitis suppurativa, two new treatments have finally reached patients — and the most recent...