Smokers and COPD patients suffer more and die more from COVID-19
Article written by Bruce Sylvester. Current smokers and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD suffer greater COVID-19 severity and greater COVID-19 related mortality..
Article written by Bruce Sylvester. Current smokers and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD suffer greater COVID-19 severity and greater COVID-19 related mortality..
AstraZeneca announced high-level results from Farxiga’s (dapagliflozin) Phase III DAPA-CKD trial showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful effect on its primary endpoint of a composite of worsening… read more.
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced the start of a global (except for China) Phase II/III safety and efficacy clinical study to evaluate a single nucleoside-modified messenger RNA… read more.
Health Canada has approved, with conditions, remdesivir (Velkury) from Gilead Sciences to treat COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is used to treat those with pneumonia who need extra oxygen to… read more.
Article written by Bruce Sylvester Glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) greater than 7% correlates with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in elderly patients..
Moderna announced a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for an additional commitment of up to $472 million to support late… read more.
Glenmark announced Phase III results that showed its antiviral treatment favipiravir demonstrated a 28.6% faster viral clearance of COVID-19 compared to placebo . Favipiravir is a broad-spectrum oral… read more.
UCB announced positive results from the Phase IIIb BE RADIANT study, a direct comparison of the investigational IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, bimekizumab, to the IL-17A inhibitor, Cosentyx (secukinumab)… read more.
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced detailed results from the Phase III Archway study evaluating its investigational Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) for the treatment… read more.
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing voclosporin across multiple indications, announced that the FDA has accepted the filing of its New Drug Application… read more.
Interim results from the ongoing Phase I/II COV001 trial, led by Oxford University, showed AZD 1222 vaccine, from AstraZeneca, was tolerated and generated robust immune responses against the… read more.
Synairgen announced positive results from its clinical trial of SNG001, its wholly-owned inhaled formulation of interferon beta, in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The double-blind placebo-controlled trial recruited 101 patients… read more.
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