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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ funds FDA-approved ALS treatment

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to AMX0035, a new treatment for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). million from the ALS Association, raised by the 2014 social media craze the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Another 40 potential new treatments are being investigated. .

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Awareness of the link between HPV and cancer has declined

Drug Discovery World

Adjei Boakye and colleagues examined data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) from five timepoints between 2014 (HINTS 4 cycle 4) and 2020 (HINTS 5 cycle 4). in 2014 to 27.4% in 2014 to 29.5% in 2014 to 28.4% Currently, about 54.5% In 2020, researchers found that 70.2%

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FDA Approvals Roundup: Kloxxado, Farxiga, Ferriprox

The Pharma Data

The SGLT2 inhibitor was originally approved in 2014 to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes in addition to diet and exercise. . Among study arm patients, 100 were hospitalized for heart failure or had a CV-related death, compared with 138 patients in the placebo arm. .

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults. Jardiance was originally approved by the FDA in 2014 as a supplement to diet and exercise to improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. About the Worldwide Collaboration Between Bayer and Merck Since October 2014, Bayer and Merck (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada) have pursued a worldwide collaboration in the field of sGC modulators. KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS

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A new viral surveillance system in West Africa is showing the world how to prevent the next pandemic

Broad Institute

By Allessandra DiCorato April 25, 2024 As night fell on July 20th, 2014, genomicist Christian Happi was at home with his family in Lagos, Nigeria when he received a phone call he would never forget. On October 20th, 2014, as Ebola continued to spread in Guinea and in neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, WHO declared Nigeria free of Ebola.

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Unlicensed and off-label drugs: What do we know?

Drug Discovery World

The MHRA Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) was launched in 2014 and aims to give people access to promising new drugs that are not yet licensed for life threatening or severely debilitating conditions when no other treatment is available.

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