The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced that the pharmaceutical company Aurobindo Pharma is recalling a blood pressure medication because of a potential cancer risk. The company is recalling two lots of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets because of the levels of nitrosamine. The tablets are most commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension to […]
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of a possible flu season in the country. According to the US CDC, the country has experienced relatively little influenza activity since 2020, and with community mitigation measures used to control the spread of COVID-19, the US is ripe for a serious influenza season. According to […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson’s new therapy to treat a type of multiple myeloma, and the therapy has given another option of treatment to patients suffering with incurable blood cancer. According to Johnson & Johnson, teclistamab therapy, which is branded as Tecvayli, is approved to treat adults with […]
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The UK government will commission abortion services for girls and women in Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced that the Secretary of State is under an obligation to ensure that safe services are available in the country. The government of the United Kingdom has been forced to act three […]
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According to a new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hispanic, Black, and American Indian adults in the US, which are less likely to be vaccinated, and more likely to hospitalize. The report surveyed flu hospitalization rates from 2009 to 2022, and vaccination coverage from 2010 to 2022 by race […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for adults to tackle the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. The approval from the US FDA is set to reverse Novavax’s shares reverse course, and increase by more than 3 percent. This approval is […]
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Zhiyi Biotech has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application of the company to develop SK10 (Inactivated Bacteroids fragilis) for the treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Diarrhea (CID). The approval of the IND application authorizes Zhiyi Biotech to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial in the United […]
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SpectrumX, a healthcare and pharmaceutical company based in the UK, announces the launch of Spectricept HLD Body MIST, a skin-safe sporicidal disinfectant body wash that targets pathogen, including Clostridiodes difficile spores that can lead to an antimicrobial-resident bacterium causing diarrhoea, and other severe health-related issues. Clostridiodes difficile can be the main reason of persistent waves […]
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Takara Bio USA, Inc., a life science reagent and instrument company, partnered with BioExcel Diagnostics to develop and validate a new comprehensive method for detecting syndrome-based infectious diseases. This method employs real-time PCR automation technology and reagents from Takara Bio for detection of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and antimicrobial resistance genes, which are specific to the […]
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized updated COVID-19 booster vaccine shots developed by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, for children aged five years and above to enhance protection against the COVID-19 virus. The US FDA has updated the emergency use authorizations for the Modern COVID-19 vaccine, and the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, bivalent to approve […]
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