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Topical Gene Therapy FDA-Approved for Severe Skin Disease, Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

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The newest FDA-approved gene therapy treats the severe, skin-peeling condition dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The gene treatment has been a long time coming, but it differs from the handful of other approved gene therapies: it isn’t a one-and-done. Primary investigator M.

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FDA Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

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Health care workers and nursing home residents and staff should get the initial shots, according to guidelines issued recently by a U.S. The nursing home industry applauded the approval. The association represents 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living facilities. ” Who is first in line to be vaccinated?

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FDA approves Abbott’s rapid portable COVID-19 test

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.” This follows the FDA granting Emergency Use Authorization back in March to Abbott’s ID NOW rapid molecular test that can provide results in 30 minutes and can be used in doctor’s office labs and nursing homes. . The new test is different as it uses a companion mobile app for iPhone and Android to quickly display the results.

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DALVANCE® (dalbavancin) Receives FDA Approval to Treat Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Pediatric Patients

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DALVANCE® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients from birth. “This pediatric approval for DALVANCE as a single-dose provides a meaningful contribution to the treatment of children and infants with ABSSSI.”

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Teva and MedinCell Announce FDA Approval of UZEDY™ (risperidone) Extended-Release Injectable Suspension, a Long-Acting Subcutaneous Atypical Antipsychotic Injection, for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adults

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Teva and MedinCell Announce FDA Approval of UZEDY™ (risperidone) Extended-Release Injectable Suspension, a Long-Acting Subcutaneous Atypical Antipsychotic Injection, for the Treatment of Schizophrenia in Adults Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

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First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use.

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Because of its selectivity for oxycodone, the vaccine will not interfere with FDA-approved medications, including methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone and naloxone, potentially offering a long-lasting, safe and cost-effective alternative that is complementary to standard medical intervention for opioid use disorders.

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Here We Go Again – Monkeypox Communications Challenges

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The only FDA-approved drug to treat is approved for smallpox, but no Monkeypox and has been difficult to access. But people may have other symptoms such as headache, chills, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes and exhaustion. What to Do. Every business, service or place of public accommodation is different.

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