Category: pharma & healthcare

Body to Brain Connection: How Our Hearts Influence Our Emotions

Emerging studies suggest that physiological changes in the body can manipulate our emotions. Thanks to a recent report published in Nature, we may be one step closer to understanding how cardiac activity directly influences how we feel.

FDA Authorizes New Antibody Treatment For Severe Covid-19

A new monoclonal antibody is now available for the treatment of severe Covid after a recent FDA emergency use authorization.

NANOG (Part 1): Its Role In Aging And Cancer

Recent research suggests that NANOG protein may play a crucial role in aging and cancer development. Here, I provide a brief overview of the NANOG protein.

Moderna’s CEO Bancel Suggests That Lower Demand For The Covid-19 Vaccine Is A Justification For Quadrupling Of The Price

Last month, during a Senate hearing in which Moderna CEO Bancel testified regarding the quadrupling in list price of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, he cited lower consumer demand as one of several reasons for the need to raise the price. That’s an ext…

Are German Drug Pricing Regulations Chasing Some Drug Makers Away, Causing Them To Withdraw Products From The Market?

Once a bastion of relatively free market pricing, over time German drug pricing regulations have become increasingly stringent. This appears to be causing some drug manufacturers to drop out of the German market.

Promising Monoclonal Antibodies For The Treatment Of Yellow Fever Virus

New monoclonal antibodies may provide treatment for Yellow Fever virus patients; a disease that currently lacks any viable treatments.

Implications Of Judge O’Connor’s Ruling To Invalidate Guarantee Of Free Preventive Services Under The Affordable Care Act

Last week, a federal judge in Texas, Reed O’Connor, reversed an important ACA provision that requires insurers to cover a wide range of preventive care technologies and services, including certain cancer and chronic disease screenings, HIV prevention, …

Trump May Be Swabbed For DNA Sample Upon Surrender. How Might His DNA Be Used?

Mr. Trump will likely have DNA swabbed for the state DNA database. How might his DNA be used locally and nationally?

Virusoids: Viruses’ Very Own Parasites

Virusoids are strands of circular RNA that infect hosts by hitching rides on viruses. Once inside, they can replicate and spread undisturbed.

Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C

Recent progress in the development of several highly active, anti-hepatitis C drugs has been a triumph of modern medicine. These drugs usher in an era of effective treatment and even elimination of hepatitis C both nationally and globally.