A murder trial opened Monday for a Gary man charged with killing a Valparaiso man outside a Gary drug house. Curtis “Cowboy” Perry, 38, was charged Dec. 9, 2022, with murder and unlawful carrying of a handgun by a convicted felon. He has pleaded not guilty. Perry’s co-defendant Tyrone Mims is charged in his own… Continue reading Trial opens for man charged in slaying outside Gary drug house
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F.D.A. Authorizes a New Covid Drug to Protect High-Risk People
The Food and Drug Administration has greenlit a new medicine to protect some of the people most at risk from Covid. The agency granted emergency use authorization for Pemgarda, a monoclonal antibody infusion, in immunocompromised people ages 12 and older. The drug is intended to protect against Covid for people who are not likely to… Continue reading F.D.A. Authorizes a New Covid Drug to Protect High-Risk People
Arrest warrant issued after man accused of selling fatal drug dose skips court: records
A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday after a man accused of dealing a fatal dose of fentanyl skipped court for the second straight day, court records show. Bryan K. Smith, 33, of Chicago Heights and formerly of Griffith, was charged in August 2021 with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level… Continue reading Arrest warrant issued after man accused of selling fatal drug dose skips court: records
Vertex Experimental Drug Cuts Off Pain at the Source, Company Says
Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston announced Tuesday that it had developed an experimental drug that relieves moderate to severe pain, blocking pain signals before they can get to the brain. It works only on peripheral nerves — those outside the brain and the spinal cord — making it unlike opioids. Vertex says its new drug is… Continue reading Vertex Experimental Drug Cuts Off Pain at the Source, Company Says
Peaky Blinders Paul Anderson Pleads Guilty, Drug Possession
Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage/2016 Mike Marsland Most method actors keep their antics on set, but Peaky Blinders’s Paul Anderson took Arthur Shelby into the real world. More specifically, Anderson dragged him to court. Anderson pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine last week, and his lawyer alleged put the blame on his on-screen not-so-alter ego. “You will… Continue reading Peaky Blinders Paul Anderson Pleads Guilty, Drug Possession
Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Linked to Mental Health Distress
The Findings: Drug Use as Self-Medication The paper found that the link between substance use and mental health existed even at low levels of drug and alcohol use. Dr. Tervo-Clemmens said that adolescents with low levels of substance use may be self-medicating and that their relatively modest substance use was not likely to be causing… Continue reading Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Linked to Mental Health Distress
Six Reasons Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.
Florida’s plan to save money by importing medications from Canada, authorized this month by the Food and Drug Administration, has renewed attention on the cost of prescription drugs in the United States. Research has consistently found that drug prices in America are significantly higher than those in other wealthy countries. In 2018, they were nearly… Continue reading Six Reasons Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.
F.D.A. Warned of Mental Side Effects from Asthma Drug, Singulair. Few Were Told.
In early 2020, the Food and Drug Administration responded to decades of escalating concerns about a commonly prescribed drug for asthma and allergies by deploying one of its most potent tools: a stark warning on the drug’s label that it could cause aggression, agitation and even suicidal thoughts. The agency’s label, which was primarily aimed… Continue reading F.D.A. Warned of Mental Side Effects from Asthma Drug, Singulair. Few Were Told.
F.D.A. to Issue First Approval for Mass Drug Imports to States from Canada
The Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow Florida to import millions of dollars worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the U.S., overriding fierce decades-long objections from the pharmaceutical industry, according to a senior administration official. The approval is a major policy shift for the United States, and supporters… Continue reading F.D.A. to Issue First Approval for Mass Drug Imports to States from Canada
Possible Ways to Ease Drug Shortages
At several congressional hearings this year, ideas to fix drug shortages were as numerous as the number of scarce drugs. The rationing of key chemotherapies added urgency to the crisis. Two of these drugs, carboplatin and cisplatin, are inexpensive and are used to treat up to 20 percent of cancer patients, according to the National… Continue reading Possible Ways to Ease Drug Shortages