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Approved new vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
The European Commission has approved 'Beyfortus' (nirsevimab) for the prevention of lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in newborns and infants during their first RSV season. RSV is a common and highly contagious seasonal...
First Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
Earlier this week, the etranacogene dezaparvovec (Hemgenix) made history as the first gene therapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of the rare genetic disorder hemophilia B. Patients with hemophilia B lack the ability to make a...
6 Supplements People Often Take to Lower “Bad” Cholesterol
Some people believe that dietary supplements such as fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice will lower their "bad" cholesterol. "Bad" cholesterol, known in the medical community as low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, can cause fatty...
China has become the first country to approve an inhaled vaccine for Covid.
Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a harmless adenovirus as the carrier of the genetic code that teaches the body to fight Covid. Inhaled as a fine mist, Convidia Air can provide good protection after just one breath, the...
10 months of life expectancy makes a difference in ALS
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc's (AMLX.O) drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) won support from outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, months after the panel rejected it over issues with the test data. ALS, the cause of which is...