The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the infection of over 204 million individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) and claimed more than 4.3 million lives worldwide. Scientists believe that rapid vaccination of the worlds’ population is the only effective measure to contain the pandemic. Several vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech,
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roxadustat Treatment for Anemia Associated with Chronic Renal Failure FibroGen Receives Complete Response Letter from the FDA for Roxadustat for Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: FGEN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for roxadustat
August 10, 2021 Audience: Health Professional, Pharmacy August 10, 2021 — SterRx, LLC today announced the voluntary nationwide recall of three lots of Sodium Bicarbonate in 5% Dextrose Injection 150mEq per 1,000 mL due to waterborne microbial contamination. SterRx, LLC has initiated this voluntary recall of Sodium Bicarbonate injection, to the Hospital Pharmacy level. Intravenous
Medical workers with Delta Health Center wait to vaccinate people at a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic in this rural Delta community on April 27, 2021 in Hollandale, Mississippi. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in Mississippi are pushing death rates higher across the state, according to the state’s health officer. “We’re
As the spread of the delta variant threatens the safety of classrooms, a poll released Wednesday found nearly two-thirds of parents support schools’ requiring unvaccinated students age 5 or older and teachers to wear masks. A majority of parents, however, oppose requiring students now eligible for a covid vaccine to get one, with one Black
Questions about whether COVID symptoms are different with Delta compared with earlier variants have been raised again, after a Louisiana public health official recently said patients are presenting with more mild symptoms. Louisiana’s State Health Officer Joe Kanter, MD, MPH, told a local New Orleans radio station that many COVID patients are now developing symptoms
Intermittent or continuous extended adjuvant endocrine therapy led to virtually identical long-term survival in hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, according to an updated analysis of a randomized trial. Disease-free survival (DFS) at 7 years was 81.4% with intermittent extended letrozole and 81.5% with continuous treatment. The results mirrored previously reported 5-year DFS, which also did
There are so many ways to handle the wide variety of feelings that living with cancer triggers. Often people who are living with a serious illness as a patient (or their family members) find it difficult to express their feelings to others. Some aren’t used to revealing their emotions. Others feel a need to be strong
Mayo Clinic Insights: Dr. Swift discusses what an adenovirus is and how the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine works. For more up to date information about COVID-19, visit https://mayocl.in/3aUioXa
Do you shower or bathe daily? If you do, then you’re already doing more than some Hollywood A-listers. That’s right, because, in today’s surprising revelation, Hollywood celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Jake Gyllenhaal have revealed that they don’t shower as often. What started as a viral tweet, the topic has led to some celebrities confessing about their shower
Happiful and The Body Shop hosted an evening dedicated to conversations around self-love, with words of wisdom from Shareefa J, Cathy Reay, Rebecca Kimberley and Kat Nicholls One of the reasons we love partnering with The Body Shop is their commitment to keeping self-love on our collective agenda. From their global self love index research,
A leadless, partially subcutaneous left ventricular (LV) pacing system that can deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) when added to dual-chamber pacing, already available in Europe, continues its quest for regulatory approval in the United States. Patients with standard CRT indications who didn’t respond to the treatment or weren’t able to receive a full biventricular (BiV) pacing
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with a type of advanced oesophageal cancer – cancer that forms in the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach – who have previously received chemotherapy. Nivolumab is the first targeted immunotherapy treatment for people with this type of oesophageal
The lambda variant has certain traits that could make it the “most dangerous” strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, but Chinese experts are not worried. Here’s why. Delta Variant Reaches Japan Japan’s health ministry officials announced on Friday that they have found their first lambda case in the country — a woman in
Asymptomatic pregnant women with no previous diagnosis of type 1 or 2 diabetes should be screened for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks’ gestation or later, according to an updated recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. Pregnant individuals who develop gestational diabetes are at increased risk for complications including preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and neonatal hypoglycemia,
Credit: Dale Waterhouse Our eyes function like a camera, capturing light and sending data for processing and storage. But as incredible as it is, the eye has its limits. It’s sensitive to three colours – red, green and blue. While this is enough to distinguish everyday objects, it is not enough to differentiate a cancerous
CHICAGO & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE) August 5, 2021 — Exicure, Inc. (NASDAQ: XCUR), a pioneer in gene regulatory and immunotherapeutic drugs utilizing spherical nucleic acid (SNA™) technology, is providing an update on the Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of cavrotolimod (AST-008) (NCT03684785). The Phase 2 stage of the trial is evaluating cavrotolimod in combination with pembrolizumab
Treatment for Neutropenia Associated with Chemotherapy Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for Rolontis (eflapegrastim) HENDERSON, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 6, 2021– Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies, today announced receipt of a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the
Director general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on July 28, 2021. Jaber Abdulkhaleg | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The World Health Organization is calling for $7.7 billion that officials say is urgently needed to help low-income countries survive the delta Covid variant by providing vaccines, oxygen and medical care. The funding
Children’s Hospital Colorado today announced it has joined the Xplore2/Pivotal trial, and is actively enrolling patients for the first-ever pivotal trial of a synthetic restorative pulmonary valve. To date, pediatric patients requiring right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction have been successfully implanted as part of the global, FDA-approved study. RVOT reconstruction is a procedure needed
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to have a higher effectiveness rate compared with the Pfizer vaccine during the period of time when the Delta variant first became predominant, researchers reported. While both vaccines were highly protective against infection from January to July in Minnesota (Moderna 86%, Pfizer 76%), their effectiveness estimates declined during the month of
Teaching is a career that’s notorious for being overworked and underpaid. People go into teaching and stay not because it’s easy, but because it’s a passion, a calling, or a purpose. Some teachers do so much they’re basically heroes. My mom is a teacher and she works the longest days of anyone I know, getting
Sure, cold weather can be a nuisance, but did you know that some people are actually allergic to it? It’s true. You can be allergic to the cold. More from Mayo Clinic.
Big or small celebrations typically include enjoying a nice drink in a memorable place like the beach. Luckily, you don’t have to miss out on drinks thanks to non-alcoholic options. Flavorful and packed with nutrients, these may even be the better choice. Here are some of the best non-alcoholic drinks as well as the best wine alternatives that you can purchase online. Curious Elixir No. 4
More people experiencing menopause are calling out workplaces for discrimination, according to new statistics We’re still a long way from reaching gender equality in the workplace and, as exhausted as many women are, we continue to fight. Recent statistics shared by Menopause Experts Group reveal that the number of employment tribunals citing menopause has quadrupled
Doctor’s Illegal Opioid Distribution Results in Patient Death Thomas K. Ballard III, MD, of Jackson, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to causing the death of one of his patients in 2015 by illegally prescribing hydrocodone. He faces a minimum of 20 years in prison for one count of illegal drug distribution resulting in death. He will be
Good science is rooted in good research practice, and this means creating a positive, inclusive culture – which is why we took a real interest in the Government’s recent R&D People & Culture Strategy. It carries a bold ambition – to make the UK the best place in the world for researchers to do science.
A cholesterol drug could help bring down the number of daily COVID-19 infections, according to a new study. Long-Existing Drug: A Striking Discovery Researchers have recently stumbled upon a new discovery concerning a drug that’s mainly developed to treat high cholesterol. Fenofibrate is a fibrate class oral medication, which has been around since 1975, is