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FDA approves 1st new drug for schizophrenia in more than 30 years.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat people with schizophrenia in more than 30 years.

In clinical trials, this combination helped manage symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking, which are common in schizophrenia.

“This drug takes the first new approach to schizophrenia treatment in decades," Farchione continued.

"This approval offers a new alternative to the antipsychotic medications people with schizophrenia have previously been prescribed.”.

"We are overdue for a medication that targets schizophrenia with a different mechanism of action," Kunovac told ABC News.

Experts hope that the drug's unique mechanism and reduced side effects will help set a new standard of care for schizophrenia patients. »

Hurricane Helene kills over 40 people, causes catastrophic flooding in Southeast after Florida landfall

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Helene was blamed for dozens of deaths in several states after inundating areas with what the National Hurricane Center described as historic and catastrophic flooding.

The deaths include two firefighters and two people who were killed when trees fell on residences.

Helene made landfall about 10 miles west of Perry, Florida, at 11:10 p.m. EDT Thursday, according to the hurricane center, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. »

Zelensky meets Trump in New York, says both agree ‘Putin can’t win’ in Ukraine — Novaya Gazeta Europe

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Speaking in English to the assembled press ahead of the meeting, a visibly stiff Zelensky thanked Trump for meeting with him, noting that five years had passed since they last met.

Zelensky said that while Americans alone would decide who became the next president, it was important to discuss the steps the two countries would take after the November election.

In one of the most scathing attacks on the Ukrainian president’s handling of the war in Ukraine, Trump hit out at Zelensky on Wednesday for “refusing to make a deal” with Putin. »

Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election

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Justice Department sues Alabama, claiming it purged voters too close to the election.

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its top election official, alleging a state program violated federal law by removing voters from its election rolls too close to this fall’s general election.

Alabama and other states covered by the federal law are not allowed to systematically remove names fewer than 90 days before a federal election. »