Overcoming market access hurdles will be a challenge for a newly approved drug for major depressive disorder, Auvelity. But, a favorable efficacy and adverse event profile will likely help to facilitate patient access.
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From Lymphoma To Lupus And Beyond: The Remarkable Research Of CAR T Therapy
The first installment in a series that will explain a recent and revolutionary cell therapy called CAR T, delving into current successes and future opportunities.
Saline Nasal Irrigation After Covid-19 Diagnosis Reduces Hospitalization
A new study from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University has found that irrigating your nose twice a day with a saline solution after testing positive for Covid-19 can decrease your chances of hospitalization and death in higher-risk patie…
Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 2): Breaking The Barrier
Recent discoveries in Alzheimer’s disease research have thrown into question fundamental assumptions about the disease and its origins. In the second installment of this series, we introduce the primary risk factor of Alzheimer’s and how it may cause c…
Two Are Better Than One: Expanding Our Covid-19 Vaccine Antigens
Like influenza, SARS-CoV-2 is an expert at mutating and evading prior immunity. This includes vaccine-induced immunity. New research suggests that expanding the target area of our vaccines to include the virus’ nucleocapsid protein may offer stronger a…
Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab’s Positive Phase 3 Data Could Lead To Loosening Of Medicare Coverage Restrictions
If deemed to meet the reasonable and necessary criteria, Medicare may – for lecanemab – remove the conditional access barrier it imposed on all beta amyloid-directed monoclonal antibodies in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) issued in April of …
British Obstetrician Recounts 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak – Lessons For How To Cope With Current Crisis In Uganda
Perhaps lessons can be learned on how to cope with the current Ugandan crisis from a British obstetrician’s account of what it was like to be a doctor on the front lines of an unfolding Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone in 2014 while struggling to save th…
Covid Virus Accelerates With Each New Variant
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve, each new emerging variant is gaining growth advantages over its predecessor.
CDC: Keep Family From Catching Your Covid By Isolating In A Separate Room
A new CDC study shows that isolating in separate rooms significantly reduced the odds of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between household members.
Is A Universal Influenza Vaccine— One Shot For All Strains— On The Horizon?
Flu vaccines need to be readministered every year to keep pace with viral mutations. “Universal vaccines” could change this. Here, we describe a recent success in the development of a universal influenza A vaccine.
