The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new rapid, handheld blood test that could detect whether or not patients have mild concussions. The test, known as iSTAT and manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, looks for specific proteins present in the blood after head trauma. What’s more, results are returned within 15 minutes. Researchers … Read more
FDA head urges states to start giving COVID-19 vaccines to elderly Americans and move on to lower priority groups in a desperate attempt to speed the US rollout’s glacial pace FDA Commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn said it’s ‘reasonable’ to vaccinate lower priority people if states’ doses are going unused The US has only vaccinated 6.25 … Read more
Quickly turning around results of the process to detect the new ‘super-covid’ variant ‘isn’t an urgent need,’ because the findings won’t change how the US handles the pandemic, a CDC official told DailyMail.com. ‘For less urgent sequencing, when there isn’t an urgent need to get the data turned around quickly, it’s much more efficient to … Read more
A former FDA head is urging the US to start vaccinating more groups of Americans against COVID-19 immediately and stop holding back millions of doses to give as booster shots for those who have had the first jab. ‘Right now, every shot in an arm is a win,’ former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner … Read more
A doctor has slammed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for not approving AstraZeneca-University of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine. On Wednesday, Great Britain became the fist country in the world to grant authorization to the COVID-19 jab. The vaccine holds great appeal because it’s inexpensive – costing $3 to $4 per dose – and can … Read more
Donald Trump has tweeted in celebration after a second COVID-19 vaccine was made available, with Moderna’s drug being approved by the U.S., in a world first. ‘Congratulations, the Moderna vaccine is now available!’ the president said on Friday night. It is the second coronavirus vaccine authorized in the U.S., exactly one week after Pfizer’s shot … Read more
FDA reveals vials of Pfizer’s vaccine contain extra doses that could be given to 6.86 million Americans by Christmas Pharmacists across the U.S. have discovered vials of Pfizer’s coronavirus shot contain up to 40% more vaccine than expected Many vials have enough of the scarce vaccine to give six or seven doses, instead of the … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could get emergency FDA approval as early as Thursday, Dr Anthony Fauci said Wednesday afternoon. A panel of expert advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will met tomorrow to discuss whether to recommend that the agency authorize the second shot to be given to Americans. ‘Tomorrow, the FDA will hopefully … Read more
Genetically engineered pigs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration – the first time an intentional genomic alteration has been given clearance for both food and medical use. The pigs, called GalSafe pigs, are without a sugar on their skin that can cause a severe allergic reaction among some people. Without the … Read more
AstraZeneca could ask the FDA to approve its coronavirus vaccine as early as February, Operation Warp Speed chief says AstraZeneca’s U.S. trial has hit several delays, including a pause over a rare spinal cord issue in a participant in the UK Its trials run in the UK and Brazil found the vaccine was 70% effective … Read more