TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. But it also carried significant safety risks, including swelling and bleeding in the brain.
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