Healthcare

New research indicates the heart that David Bennet received was infected with porcine cytomegalovirus, a virus that can cause respiratory and pregnancy complications in pigs.
The FDA has approved two of Phathom Pharmaceuticals’ products for bacterial illnesses in adults: Voquezna Triple Pak and Voquezna Dual Pak.
Novartis’ Kisqali (ribociclib) plus the chemotherapy drug fulvestrant provided some post-menopausal breast cancer patients’ survival benefit of more than five-and-a-half years of life.
The WHO issued an alarming statement that details a 79% increase in child measles outbreaks globally, as well as a warning that 11 countries have reported peculiar acute cases of hepatitis in children.
FDA
Orphalan announced the FDA has granted full approval to Cuvrior (trientine tetrahydrochloride) for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease, a rare genetic disorder.
Researchers from Zhejiang University in China developed an artificially intelligent olfactory system for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. An “e-nose” was built to “smell” samples from patients.
Weeks after Gilead Sciences raised concern over counterfeit HIV drugs, Johnson & Johnson has taken similar action against the distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs.
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A new approach to improving a patient’s ability to recover from a stroke is discussed in an article published this month in Science Translational Medicine.
Pfizer and its partner, Valneva, have announced positive Phase II data from its trial of vaccine candidate VLA15 in a pediatric population. VLA15 is intended to prevent Lyme Disease (LD).
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