SINGAPORE – Eye patients who are allergic to penicillin can now have an alternative antibiotic injected into the eye during cataract surgery to prevent infections. Levofloxacin, a prescription ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the creation of “TrumpRx,” a direct-to-consumer website where customers can buy drugs directly, as well as an agreement with pharmaceutical manufacturer ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

A drug used for asthma has been found to treat food allergies "shockingly well", in a breakthrough that could offer new protection for millions affected. This is the discovery of Northwestern Medicine ...

Northwestern Medicine researchers have an asthma drug that could nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions. The already federally approved asthma drug, zileuton (sold under the brand name ...

A pair of new papers unlock crucial new insights into what goes on in the body when anaphylaxis occurs, and indicate how an existing asthma medication could one day help prevent these life-threatening ...

Study authors Drs. Stephanie Eisenbarth and Adam Williams weighing peanuts used in food allergy testing in their lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Scientists blocked a newly ...

A drug already FDA-approved for asthma was found to nearly eliminate life-threatening allergic reactions to food allergens in mice - a breakthrough that could lead to new protection for millions of ...

Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day. “If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have ...