The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first oral agent specifically for postpartum depression, a condition that affects an estimated one in seven mothers in the United States.
Two newly approved respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines for adults age 60 years and older may be able to prevent illness in those at risk for severe RSV disease.
The FDA today approved a new therapy for early Alzheimer's disease that appears to modestly slow the progression of the disease that affects more than 6.5 million Americans.
WHO has added a fourth test to the list of prequalified tests for human papillomavirus (HPV). Although most HPV infections clear up on their own, some high-risk types could lead to cervical cancer.