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A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates next-generation vaccines that target a virus’s points of entry — the nose and mouth — may be able to contain the spread of respiratory infections and prevent transmission.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded label for Grifols’ XEMBIFY (20% subcutaneous immune globulin [SCIG]) to include treatment-naïve patients with primary humoral immunodeficiencies (PI).
Octapharma USA’s Fibryga (fibrinogen [human] lyophilized powder for reconstitution) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an additional indication: fibrinogen replacement in bleeding patients with acquired fibrinogen deficiency (AFD).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first needle-free alternative to the EpiPen.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough device designation to Revita System (Fractyl Health Inc.) for the maintenance of weight loss after discontinuation of glucagon-like peptide-1 medications.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to screen for colorectal cancer in individuals aged 45 and older with an “average risk” of colon cancer.
A new study has found a combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90 percent accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s disease.
Sun Pharma’s LEQSELVI (deuruxolitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe alopecia areata in adults.
Samsung Bioepis’ biologics license application for Epysqli (eculizumab-aagh) as a biosimilar to Soliris (eculizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) to reduce hemolysis and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) to inhibit complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy.
New research reveals a promising approach to a universal influenza vaccine vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus.
Panafina Inc.’s investigational new drug, RABI-767, has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat patients with acute pancreatitis predicted to progress to severe disease.
Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) increase morbidity and mortality risks, particularly from respiratory tract infections. Hence, vaccination becomes pivotal for IEI patients.