The following quote is attributed to Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response In order to fulfill our public health mission and enhance the safety of imported foods in a global world, we must embrace new approaches that take into account the entire supply chain and its complexity. This draft guidance addresses the
Month: July 2021
FDA Approves Kerendia (finerenone) for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Type 2 Diabetes WHIPPANY, N.J.– July 9, 2021 (BUSINESS WIRE)– Bayer announced today the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kerendia (finerenone), a first-in-class nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) indicated to reduce the risk of sustained
Dupilumab (Dupixent, Sanofi and Regeneron) significantly reduced exacerbations compared with placebo in children ages 6-11 years who had moderate-to-severe asthma in a phase 3 trial. A fully human monoclonal antibody, dupilumab also improved lung function vs placebo by week 12, an improvement that lasted the length of the 52-week trial. Dupilumab previously had been shown
There’s no need for Covid booster doses right now, the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health said Friday, as highly transmissible, new variants test the protections of the available vaccines. “Let me tell you where we are: the data is very clear, if you’ve gotten your two shots of Moderna or Pfizer or
Babies younger than four weeks old, called neonates, were once thought not to perceive pain due to not-yet-fully-developed sensory systems, but modern research says otherwise, according to researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan. Not only do babies experience pain, but the various levels can be standardized to help nurses recognize and respond to the babies’
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, look at the top medical stories of the week. This week’s topics include an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Chile,
Gina Pozzi‘s mother died of breast cancer at the age of 47. Now, at age 45, Gina’s annual mammogram seems to show that she’s suffering from the same disease. There’s a suspicious spot in her right breast and white specks in her armpit lymph nodes as well that resemble calcium deposits. “When cancer hits you
By early July 2021, nearly two-thirds of all U.S. residents 12 years and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; 55% were fully vaccinated. But uptake varies drastically by region – and it is lower on average among non-white people. Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. School may be out for summer, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still in session. The agency released updated guidance July 9 that promotes in-person learning when K-12 students return in the fall, and relaxed mask recommendations
Cancer is one of the greatest global challenges. No one organisation, sector or even country can solve it alone. Just like what we’ve seen with the pandemic, global collaboration and proper investment are what’s needed to drive progress in cancer too. It’s been a terrible year. But even in the worst times, there are silver
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 1, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced data that demonstrated its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the rapidly spreading Delta variant and other highly prevalent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. In addition, the data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted through at least eight
Different kinds of neuropsychiatric (NP) events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have substantial variability in their occurrence, resolution, and recurrence over time, as well as in their predictors, according to new research from a large, prospective, international, inception cohort study. Because “multiple NP events due to different causes may present concurrently in individual
The author of “Bad Blood” isn’t finished telling the Theranos story. Three years since the release of his bestselling book, John Carreyrou is debuting a new podcast to uncover the final chapter of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. “Bad Blood: The Final Chapter” will follow the upcoming trial of Holmes. In an interview with CNBC,
In a new study assessing the potential of a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, a team from the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia found that the vaccine fully protects mice against lethal COVID-19 infection. The vaccine also blocks animal-to-animal transmission of the virus. The findings were published July 2 in the journal Science
Amid allegations of racial and gender discrimination at Tulane University’s School of Medicine, the school saw its accreditation status for graduate medical education programs put on probation last week, according to a letter from the university. Lee Hamm, MD, dean of the university’s School of Medicine, announced on July 3 that the institution was put
Don’t hide when your neighbor comes to your door with another one of those baseball bat-sized zucchini! Here some fun recipes from The American Institute for Cancer Research. What’s to love about those long green and yellow summer squash that seem to go from tiny little squash fingers into baseball bats overnight? Low in calories
Ashley Hawkins is a decorated war veteran who served in Iraq and was the first woman to earn the Bronze Star for her actions in combat in March 2005. As a specialist, she was credited with saving the life of a wounded fellow squad member by using her own body as a shield for him
It has been announced today that Philip Morris International (PMI), the American tobacco company, and maker of Marlboro cigarettes, is buying Vectura, the British respiratory drugs company, for £1.04 billion. Vectura has worked on treatments for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is the pharmaceutical company responsible for developing a pioneering inhaled treatment
Hearing loss is a natural part of the aging process. But, noise-induced hearing loss is on the rise, leading to May being recognized as Better Hearing Month. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 15 percent of adults in the U.S. from 20 to 69 and 5 percent of children
So you want to be a sports medicine physician. You like the idea of working with top athletes and helping them heal from their injuries. Let’s debunk the public perception myths of what it means to be a sports medicine doctor, and give it to you straight. This is the reality of sports medicine. 💌
New data has found that the number of jobs offering generous and extended parental leave has increased by 201% in the past three years Parental leave has the ability to unlock the workplace for women, boost equality at home, and fester stronger, happier family bonds. And while companies have a legal obligation to provide their
More good tidings to gladden the hearts of men who have reached the half century mark: Swapping traditional prostate biopsies for MRI-targeted biopsies with a new prostate cancer risk score can cut the number of unnecessary biopsies in half while still detecting clinically significant cancers. The findings from the STHLM3MRI study, a large randomized trial,
We all know this, eating less and exercising more is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. Exercise combined with healthy living and diet helps you achieve a slimmer body and prevents you from acquiring any health risks. Developing healthy habits can even help you get better sleep, boost your energy and so much more. Still, anyone who
Advancing options for persons living with chronic back pain, UC San Diego Health has completed the first surgery in the nation to implant a device that uses neurostimulation in the form of electrical pulses to key nerves and muscles responsible for stabilizing the lower back. We are seeing incredible innovation in using neuromodulation to target
July 7, 2021 Audience: Health Professional, Pharmacy July 7, 2021 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring safety labeling changes to the prescribing information for the class of hydroxyethyl starch products to amend the Boxed Warning to warn about the risk of mortality, kidney injury, and excess bleeding. FDA is also requiring related
Intravenous iron therapy was predicted to be highly cost-effective or even cost-saving when used in high-risk, iron-deficient patients with heart failure (HF) in each of four different countries with different healthcare payment systems, in an analysis based on outcomes in the randomized AFFIRM-AHF trial. Gains in quality-adjusted life-years (QALY) associated with IV iron therapy were
Tunisian municipality employees seen carrying a casket of a COVID-19 victim at the regional hospital during the coronavirus infections. Jdidi Wassim | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Africa, where less than 2% of the population is vaccinated against Covid-19, experienced its worst surge of cases last week since the pandemic began, the World
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was the stimulus for a slew of progressive restrictions on social movement and interactions to break the chain of viral transmission. In the UK, this included closing all preschool children’s facilities. A new study, released as a preprint on
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