FDA Allows Emergency Use of Antibody Drug to Fight COVID-19 Unknown 3:02 PM 0 (WASHINGTON) — U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19... Read More
Eli Lilly’s Antibody Treatment Gets Emergency F.D.A. Approval Unknown 8:17 AM 0 The authorization raised immediate questions about who would get access to the antibody treatments, which are in short supply. New York Ti... Read More
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective Against Virus Unknown 7:03 PM 0 Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine successfully prevented 90% of infections compared to a placebo,... Read More
Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective Unknown 6:18 PM 0 Pfizer announced stunning early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, cementing the lead in a frenzied global race that has unfolded ... Read More
Shot to Prevent H.I.V. Works Better Than Daily Pill in Women Unknown 1:17 PM 0 Researchers ended a clinical trial of the drug early because the results were so convincing. The more effective drug would be given in six ... Read More
An Explanation for Some Covid-19 Deaths May Not Be Holding Up Unknown 5:17 PM 0 Recent studies have created doubts about an agent in cytokine storms, and suggest that treatments for it may not help. New York Times By ... Read More
Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Faces Critical Test Before F.D.A. Panel Unknown 4:17 PM 0 If ultimately approved, the drug, aducanumab, made by Biogen, would be the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in nearly two decades. Some evid... Read More
U.S. Sets New Daily COVID-19 Record Amid Election Turmoil Unknown 12:04 PM 0 New confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. have climbed to an all-time high of more than 86,000 per day on average, in a gl... Read More
A Rapid Virus Test Falters in People Without Symptoms, Study Finds Unknown 9:17 PM 0 A head-to-head comparison of lab and rapid coronavirus tests drew mixed reactions from experts, who raised concerns about accuracy. New Yo... Read More
Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds Unknown 3:17 PM 0 Instead of addressing genetic mutations, the Crispr machinery prompted cells to lose entire chromosomes. New York Times By BY KATHERINE J... Read More
Midnight Virus Update Unknown 9:17 AM 0 Midnight Virus Update New York Times By Unknown Author from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3msoQau October 29, 2020 at 05:12PM Read More
Little Recognition and Less Pay: These Female Healthcare Workers Are Rural India’s First Defense Against COVID-19 Unknown 1:02 PM 0 Archana Ghugare’s ringtone, a Hindu devotional song, has been the background score of her life since March. By 7 a.m. on a mid-Octo... Read More
This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused? Unknown 1:17 PM 0 An approach called contingency management rewards drug users with money and prizes for staying abstinent. But few programs offer it, in par... Read More
Why False Positives Matter, Too Unknown 3:17 PM 0 False negatives are not the only troublesome outcome of a faulty coronavirus test. New York Times By BY KATHERINE J. WU from NYT Health h... Read More
UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients Unknown 3:17 PM 0 Under MedAdvantage plans, the major insurer is sending packages including Tamiflu and coronavirus tests to those considered especially vuln... Read More
Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on Covid-19 Vaccines Unknown 6:17 AM 0 In a highly anticipated meeting of the agency’s vaccine advisory board, some said that the current guidelines, which require two months of ... Read More
Key COVID-19 Vaccine Review Committee Promises Science Is Guiding Their Process Unknown 6:02 AM 0 As part of its routine review process, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for evaluating and decid... Read More
You Can Now Get a COVID-19 Vaccine in China. That Might Not Be a Good Thing Unknown 11:02 AM 0 Li Shurui didn’t hesitate. Faced with putting his life on hold indefinitely or the risk of catching COVID-19 by returning to unive... Read More
Some Signs of Recovery From Severe Covid Lung Damage Unknown 3:17 PM 0 In two early studies, researchers said some patients showed signs of healing just weeks after leaving the hospital. New York Times By BY ... Read More
Pfizer Says It Won’t Seek Vaccine Authorization Before Mid-November Unknown 5:17 PM 0 Friday’s announcement represents a shift in tone for the company and its leader, who has repeatedly emphasized the month of October in inte... Read More
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