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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to Takeda’s HyHub and HyHub Duo for patients 17 years of age and older that allow HYQVIA [immune globulin infusion (human), 10% with recombinant human hyaluronidase] to be transferred from vials without using a needle in a home environment or clinical setting.
Scientists at the University of Florida have developed an experimental mRNA vaccine that, when combined with standard immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, produced a strong antitumor effect in mice, which could lead to a new way of treating cancer without relying solely on surgery, radiation or chemotherapy.
A recent study shows early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines is not associated with an increased risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- By Rachel Maier, MS
While traditional vaccines teach the immune system to fight off foreign invaders, inverse vaccines teach the immune system to ignore its own cells — and may completely reverse autoimmune disease.
- By Keith Berman, MPH, MBA
SHORTAGES AND recent spikes in egg prices have boosted public awareness that a “bird flu” is devastating domestic poultry flocks across the country. Since its arrival in the U.S. in January 2022, more than 166 million farmed poultry animals have been sacrificed in an attempt to control the spread of H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) featuring H5 hemagglutinin and N1 neuraminidase surface proteins (H5N1).
- By Ronale Tucker Rhodes, MS
The dire projection of physician shortages in the U.S. could cause major problems for both patients and healthcare facilities. What's being done to fix it?
- By Amy Scanlin, MS
The incidence and prevalence of STIs remain high, and the serious health consequences of contracting one make prevention a national imperative.
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