Drugmakers to test vaccine boosters in cautionary step against new COVID strains
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna say they are planning to test or develop new booster vaccines in a pre-emptive strike against new coronavirus strains that may make their current COVID-19 vaccines less effective.
FDA panel recommends emergency use for Pfizer COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Alicia Lasek
Dec 11, 2020
“I think we know enough now to say this [vaccine] appears to be our way out of this awful, awful mess,” one committee member told CNN after the Thursday vote. The vaccine is highly effective, with...
Once-daily levodopa pill for Parkinson’s touted by developer
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
Drug developers from Singapore are set to test a microcapsule designed to continuously deliver levodopa throughout the day. They hope the new pill will resolve the problem of Parkinson’s symptom...
Patients respond to COVID-19 trial drug: Results may warrant federal authorization
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 29, 2020
Promising results for trial drug remdesivir are good news for patients with COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci, M.D., of the White House coronavirus task force.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 4
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Drugmakers scrambling to thwart a coronavirus pandemic … New antivirals are highly effective in combating Hepatitis C infections … Repeat antibiotic prescribing linked to higher hospital admission...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, October 21
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 20, 2019
Verma: Drug ‘innovation doesn’t mean anything’ if it’s too costly … Research reveals why disordered eating is common in dementia … Harvard scientists pinpoint neural activity’s...
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Oct 17, 2014
CMS announces new Accountable Care Organization model … Drugmaker reaches $31 million settlement, resolving charges that it paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies … People prefer institutional...