Drug that targets Alzheimer’s inflammation approved for trial by FDA
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 09, 2021
An experimental drug meant to treat the “type 3 diabetes” that some scientists believe triggers Alzheimer’s has been approved for a late-stage clinical trial.
Nurses union to FDA: Mask decontamination never should have been OK’d
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2021
The reuse of N95 respirators and other single-use PPE is unsafe, according to the lead hygienist of National Nurses United. The union is heartened by President Joe Biden’s promise to use the Defense...
FDA approves first generic of glucagon to treat severe low blood sugar
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2021
Glucagon to treat severe hypoglycemia is available in a generic formula for the first time in 20 years.
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on its way to states after FDA grants approval
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2020
The FDA announced its approval late Friday, and roughly six million doses of the COVID-19 drug began shipping from warehouses two days later, officials said.
FDA approves first fully at-home COVID-19 test
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2020
Results are available in about 20 minutes via a mobile phone app, and the test is more than 90% accurate in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, the agency announced Tuesday.
Moderna’s vaccine highly effective against COVID-19: FDA review
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John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2020
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing symptomatic illness, according to information released Tuesday. The initial review’s findings appear to set the table for federal authorization...
Monitor vaccinated residents for signs of Bell’s palsy, feds warn
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John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2020
Long-term care residents will be among the first people in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. On Tuesday, Food and Drug Administration staff recommended that they be checked for possible cases...
FDA panel recommends emergency use for Pfizer COVID vaccine
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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...
As FDA panel endorses Pfizer vaccine, CVS Health says it’s ready to administer doses in nursing...
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Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
CVS Health’s top executive is confident that the company will be administering coronavirus vaccines in “thousands” of long-term care facilities before the Christmas holiday pending federal approval.
FDA panel endorses emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be just days away from getting the initial doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine, after a federal advisory panel approved its emergency use Thursday.