This Week in Health News: 11 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the week's most newsworthy health industry press releases from PR Newswire, including the FDA's approval of OTC Naloxone nasal spray.

NEW YORK, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the healthcare industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

1. FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray
   Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose and is the standard treatment for opioid overdose.
2. Wonderbelly™ Disrupts the Over-the-Counter Medicine Aisle with National Retail Launch
   Target will carry three tasty flavors of Wonderbelly's chewable antacid tablets – Strawberry Milkshake, Watermelon Mint, and a new, delicious Target-exclusive flavor, Fruity Cereal.
3. CVS Health Completes Acquisition of Signify Health
   The combined company will work to improve care delivery capabilities, lower costs, improve levels of engagement and enable broad access to high-quality care, especially for Medicare Advantage customers.
4. Merck Manuals Shares Tips for Recognizing and Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
   William Coryell, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, says most people develop SAD during late autumn and winter, when there is less light during the day. However, some people regularly experience depressive episodes in the summer or at other times throughout the year.
5. TikToker Allie Bennett Brings Her Viral #TreadmillStrut to Orangetheory Fitness Studios Across the Globe
   Orangetheory will premiere its #TreadmillStrut class on National Walking Day (April 5) to celebrate the most simple—yet powerful—form of exercise that studies have shown can improve heart health and help prevent chronic disease.
6. Vuzix Smart Glasses Support New Partnership Designed to Solve Global Health Workforce Shortages
   Students can see the patient through Vuzix smart glasses worn by the clinician, as well as hear the patient's heart and chest sounds through the e-stethoscope and ear through an e-otoscope, as if they were carrying out the examination themselves.
7. Introducing Eiyan Lens: A New Contact Lens Brand with a Mission to Make Quality Contact Lenses Affordable for Everyone
   Manufactured by Visco Vision, one of the world's largest manufacturers of silicone hydrogel lenses, the lenses are made from silicone hydrogel with 47% water content and high oxygen permeability for all-day moistness and comfort.
8. New report reinforces confidence in the safety of fluoride
   Studies from Australia, Spain, and Sweden have found no link between fluoride exposure and negative cognitive effects.
9. CSL Opens New, State-of-the-Art Vaccine Research and Development Facility in Waltham, Massachusetts
   The site will support CSL's growing R&D portfolio, accelerating the development of next-generation mRNA technology for vaccines.
10. Wellvana Health announces $84 million capital raise to drive innovation in value-based care enablement
    This investment comes as Wellvana has established presence in 22 states, partnering with physicians, home-health agencies, skilled nursing facilities and health systems to transition from traditional fee-for-service payment models to value-based or full-risk capitation contracting.
11. HistoSonics Announces First Ever Kidney Tumor Treatment Using Histotripsy
    HistoSonics, the developer of a non-invasive platform and novel sonic bean therapy called histrotripsy, announced today the first kidney patient has been treated using the Company's histrotripsy platform.

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Can't-Miss Earnings

In addition to these popular releases, several must-read earnings reports crossed the wire this week, including the quarterly results for Brii Biosciences.

Catch up on all the latest earnings reports here.

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