CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Steps Down from Role as COVID-19 Crisis Eases
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who has been serving as the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States, has announced her resignation effective June 30, 2022. She had been in the position for just over two years. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Rochelle ...
Read More »FDA Approves Cell Therapy to Reduce Infection Risk for Blood Cancer Patients after Stem Cell Transplant
The FDA has given the green light to Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), an allogeneic cell therapy derived from modified cord blood, which aims to accelerate the recovery of neutrophils and lower the risk of infection in patients with blood cancers. The treatment is designed for adults and children aged 12 and above ...
Read More »Former FDA Official Warns Lawmakers, U.S. Baby Formula Supply is Still Vulnerable
On Tuesday, a former official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed U.S. lawmakers that over a year since a nationwide shortage that caused distress to parents trying to feed their children, the infant formula supply in the United States remains vulnerable to safety issues and supply disruptions. During ...
Read More »US Childhood obesity rates now higher in last 12 years
Study: According to a study published online on July 5 in Pediatrics, the incidence of childhood obesity is higher than it was 12 years ago. Solwig A. Cunningham, from Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the incidence and prevalence of obesity in two groups of 12-year-olds in the United ...
Read More »FDA to Off Juul e-cigarettes from US markets
The US Food and Drug Administration is set to remove Juul Lab e-cigarettes from the US market. Sources told The Wall Street Journal that the decision could come as early as Wednesday after a two-year review of reams of data submitted by the vaping company. The FDA has already banned ...
Read More »780 Monkeypox cases reported till June 2, WHO says
The monkeypox virus is spreading rapidly in African countries, the figures presented by WHO are frightening. Monkeypox virus infection is spreading rapidly all over the world. Now the World Health Organization (WHO) has presented the latest figure which is frightening. According to WHO data, its infection has spread in 27 ...
Read More »FDA Approval of Qelbree for the Treatment of ADHD
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced on Friday that The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an extended indication for Qelbree (viloxazine extended-release capsules) for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adult patients 18 years of age and older. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company focused ...
Read More »Seven more COVID deaths recorded in Shanghai
Seven more patients have died due to corona in China’s financial capital and Shanghai city with a population of more than 20 million. Corona In this new wave, 10 people have died in Shanghai so far. Despite the strict lockdown here, the Omicron form of Corona is wreaking havoc. The ...
Read More »First COVID death recorded in Shanghai after Lockdown
In Shanghai, the administration has strictly arrested thousands of people who broke the COVID rules, although the government-controlled media did not give their numbers. Corona continues to wreak havoc in China. The first death has been recorded during the lockdown in the city of Shanghai here. The biggest concern is ...
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