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RECOVERY trial: Dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 patient deaths by one-third

A trial launched in March 2020 has released its results, finding that Dexamethasone reduced deaths of ventilated COVID-19 patients by one-third. The RECOVERY trial was established as a randomised c ... read article

FDA has approved clinical trial for Tocilizumab to treat hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

The FDA ( U.S. Food & Drug Administration ) has approved a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial in collaboration with BARDA ( Biomedical Advanced Research and Deve ... read article

COVID-19: early positive results for BNT162b1, a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2-receptor binding domain

Initial data from ongoing German phase 1/2, open-label, non-randomized, non-placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial, that is part of the global mRNA-based vaccine program against SARS-CoV-2, were pr ... read article

COVID-19 pandemic has increased out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and deaths in New York City

The COVID-19 pandemic in New York City caused a surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and deaths, according to a study co-authored by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore ... read article

The first, comprehensive immunological model of COVID-19

The natural history of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is extremely variable, ranging from asymptomatic infection, to pneumonia, and to complications eventually fatal. Researchers have proposed the ... read article

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New indication for Eylea in EU: treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Bayer HealthCare has announced that Eylea ( Aflibercept solution for injection ) has been approved by the European Commission ( EC ) for the treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema seconda ... read article

Ibrutinib shows efficacy as treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma

Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) suggest that the novel agent Ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for adults with chro ... read article

Olmesartan Medoxomil can cause sprue-like enteropathy

FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has warned that the blood pressure drug Olmesartan Medoxomil ( marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics ) can cause intestinal problems know ... read article

Barrett's esophagus: Acetylsalicylic acid may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage

Aspirin ( Acetylsalicylic acid ) is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco researcher, Carlo Maley, points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that A ... read article

Metastatic or unresectable melanoma: FDA approves Tafinlar and Mekinist

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved two new drugs, Tafinlar ( Dabrafenib ) and Mekinist ( Trametinib ), for patients with advanced ( metastatic ) or unresectable melanoma, the most d ... read article

Giant cell tumor of the bone: FDA approves Xgeva

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has expanded the use of Xgeva ( Denosumab ) to treat adults and some adolescents with giant cell tumor of the bone ( GCTB ), a rare and usually non-cancerous t ... read article

Riociguat has demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in 6MWD and WHO functional class in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Data from the interim analysis of the on-going PATENT-2 trial with Riociguat, the open-label long-term extension of the pivotal Phase III study PATENT-1, were presented at the American Thoracic Societ ... read article

Canagliflozin, a SGLT2 inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invokana ( Canagliflozin ) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana is the first in a new ... read article