Pertussis Vaccines: Whole-cell & Acellular Vaccines, Different Types & Manufacturers along with the Regimen in Various Age Groups

Infectious Diseases

8 Of The Most Common Foods Allergies – Do...

As per the  Food Allergy Research & Education, in the US, each year, around 200,000 people require emergency medical care for allergic reactions to food. Food allergy is a specific immune ...

Dec 23, 2020

Historic win for Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine; Alexion Buyout; and more
FTA for Gannex’s ASC4; Disappointment for Incyte’s Ruxolitinib; Historic win for Pfizer, BioNTech’s COVID Vaccine; Alexion buyout; the debut of InnoSkel

Gannex received US FDA fast track designation for its NASH drug, ASC42 an FXR Agonist Gannex Pharma has received Fast Track designation approval from FDA for its drug candidate ASC42 for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The FTA designation will help the pharma company to advance its research and development...

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; Type 1 diabetes research updates; FDA nod to Zebra’s X-ray modelling AI; UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine data suggest single-dose efficacy The full data from late-phase trials of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine have pointed to the potential for AZD1222 to work after a single dose and limit asymptomatic cases; however, missed main questions regarding the efficacy of the candidate. Th...

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Roche’s quantitative COVID-19 antibody test; Janssen buys a gene therapy asset; Zimmer Acquires A&E Medical; Glaucoma research study: Merck chooses TriNKET cancer immunotherapy program; Ovid fails Angelman phase 3 study

Roche receives FDA authorization for the quantitative COVID-19 antibody test Roche has got an authorization from the FDA for a more accurate COVID-19 blood test capable of measuring the levels of specific antibodies, which target the cell-unlocking spike protein of coronavirus. The company anticipates the tes...

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Bioterrorism: A Threat To The Healthcare And Global Peace

The spread of Covide-19 pandemic has brought significant attention from the government and healthcare bodies around the world towards the threat of biological agents (bacteria, viruses or toxins). Over the course of one year, Covid-19 has created serious health challenges and economic destruction around the world. ...

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Novartis’ COVID-19 deal; Shattered hopes for Remdesivir; Lilly’s R&D pact with Precision; Innovent’s Humira Biosimilar

Novartis bags Mesoblast's cell therapy, Remestemcel-L for COVID-19 ARDS The COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous pressure on scientists to develop a safe and effective vaccine as early as possible. According to the WHO, there are currently more than 100 COVID-19 vaccine candidates under development, with several...

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Albireo's PFIC Therapy; Lupin’s Trichomoniasis Drug; Moderna's COVID vaccine; NASH Cocktail Therapy
Albireo Pharma’s PFIC Therapy; Lupin’s Trichomoniasis Oral Drug; Moderna’s Weapon Against COVID; Gilead & Novo Nordisk’s Cocktail Therapy for NASH

Albireo Pharma Hopeful to Commercialize its PFIC Treatment by the End of the Year Albireo Pharma, spun out of AstraZeneca, has long been working on developing potential and efficient treatment drugs for the patients suffering from progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), a rare disorder that leads t...

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FDA authorizes first diagnostic test for Covid-19 antibodies; EGenesis’s collaboration with Duke; Pancreatic Cancer research updates; Decibel scores $ 82 M

FDA authorizes first diagnostic test for COVID-19 antibodies that obstruct the virus from entering cells The FDA has authorized the first COVID-19 diagnostic test, which identifies whether a person has the specific antibodies known to hinder the coronavirus from entering and infecting human cells. These neutr...

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Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine; Calliditas’ NefIgArd trial; ViiV’s HIV Prevention Treatment; Biogen’s Aducanumab Rejection

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine heralded as the showstopper with over 90% effectiveness  Based on the interim data from the Phase III COVID-19 vaccine trial results, the pharma titan, Pfizer, announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus infection. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrey...

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Fosun-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine; Multiple Sclerosis research update; Vosoritide nabs FDA review; FDA nods to paclitaxel-coated Ranger balloon for PAD

FDA nods Boston Scientific's paclitaxel-coated Ranger balloon for peripheral artery disease Boston Scientific has received the FDA approval for its Ranger paclitaxel-coated balloon, designed to restrict a patient's systemic exposure to the chemotherapy used to reduce the closure of reopened arteries. The slim...

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Sanitization is a key factor in rural and urban India. The lack of adequate sanitization is a very p.....

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