FDA authorizes test that measures the exact number of coronavirus antibody somebody has

FDA gives emergency approval a new test that can measure a patient’s levels of antibodies thought to ‘neutralize’ coronavirus in the hopes of discovering how much is enough to prevent reinfection The FDA has authorized one of the first tests that measure the level of coronavirus neutralizing antibodies produced by the immune system  Unlike binding … Read more

Former FDA Commissioner urges people to ‘buy better masks’ amid surging cases and hospitalizations 

Now you SHOULD buy an N95: Former FDA commissioner urges Americans to ‘buy better masks’ to protect themselves amid record-high surges in coronavirus cases Former FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb wrote an op-ed in which he encouraged American to buy better masks He recommended the N95, or its equivalent, due to its proven ability to … Read more

Arthritis drug and remdesivir combo get emergency FDA approval

FDA gives emergency approval to Eli Lilly’s arthritis drug paired with remdesivir for treating hospitalized coronavirus patients – after WHO warns NOT to use the antiviral FDA issued emergency use authorization for the use of Eli Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis drug baricitinib in combination with remdesiver to treat COVID-19  The approval, made Thursday, comes as World … Read more

Pfizer to file for emergency FDA approval of Covid vaccine TOMORROW

The first application for emergency Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a coronavirus vaccine in the U. S. will be filed Friday by Pfizer’s partner BioNTech, announced Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar during a rare White House coronavirus task force briefing on Thursday.   Final data, released Wednesday, showed the vaccine was 95 … Read more

Moderna CEO says the firm could get emergency FDA approval for a vaccine in December

BREAKING NEWS: Moderna CEO says the firm could get emergency FDA approval for a vaccine in December if trial results results expected this month are successful Moderna Inc’s CEO says the company is expecting the interim results of its coronavirus vaccine trial this month If the results are positive, along with the two months of … Read more

Donald Trump accuses the FDA of holding up Pfizer vaccine until after the election

Donald Trump has accused the Food and Drug Administration of deliberately delaying work on a coronavirus vaccination in order to thwart his re-election hopes. On Monday Pfizer announced that their vaccination was proved to be 90 per cent effective in clinical trials. Their data will now go to the FDA for approval, and once the … Read more

Donald Trump accuses the FDA of holding up Pfizer vaccine until after the election

Donald Trump has accused the Food and Drug Administration of deliberately delaying work on a coronavirus vaccination in order to thwart his re-election hopes. On Monday Pfizer announced that their vaccination was proved to be 90 per cent effective in clinical trials. Their data will now go to the FDA for approval, and once the … Read more

US FDA grants emergency approval for Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, which President Donald Trump has praised and vowed to make available free of cost for all Americans. The FDA said its emergency use authorization was based on clinical trials showing that the treatment, bamlanivimab, … Read more

US FDA grants emergency approval for Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, which President Donald Trump has praised and vowed to make available free of cost for all Americans. The FDA said its emergency use authorization was based on clinical trials showing that the treatment, bamlanivimab, … Read more

FDA set to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug for the first time in nearly 20 years

FDA set to approve a new Alzheimer’s drug – a first in nearly 20 years – by March after Biogen showed its treatment may slow the progress of the memory disease U.S. regulators will review the drug, called aducanumab, for approval on Friday  They released documents on the treatment on Wednesday and said the drug’s … Read more