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MHRA approves Ad26.COV2-S [recombinant] for active immunisation against COVID-19 within the United Kingdom – Janssen

Written by | 30 May 2021

Ad26.COV2-S [recombinant] a single-dose coronavirus vaccine from Janssen, part of Johnson & Johnson, has been approved by the MHRA (UK) and is indicated for active immunisation to prevent… read more.

Four-month TB therapy proves as effective as 6-month standard regimen

Written by | 24 May 2021

Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month regimen in a multinational study, cutting treatment time… read more.

Prophylaxis with ivermectin and the next steps

Written by | 22 May 2021

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Ivermectin should be used for prophylaxis and treatment of covid-19 throughout India, according to Dr Suryakant (Head of the Department of Respiratory… read more.

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria authorised for emergency use in Japan

Written by | 22 May 2021

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]), formerly AZD1222, has been granted a special approval for emergency use in Japan for active immunisation of individuals aged 18 years and… read more.

Home isolation and ivermectin-based treatment kits

Written by | 21 May 2021

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Dr Suryakant (Head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at King George Medical University in Lucknow, India) explains how an ivermectin-based therapy… read more.

The story behind ivermectin use in India

Written by | 20 May 2021

Interview and article by Christine Clark. Dr Suryakant explains how a white paper enabled him and his colleagues to argue the case for ivermectin use and resulted in… read more.

How to predict severe influenza in hospitalized patients

Written by | 20 May 2021

The four-year project took samples from patients hospitalised with influenza at up to five time points during their hospital stay, and 30 days after discharge. They analysed the… read more.

Choosing and using ivermectin for covid-19 in India

Written by | 19 May 2021

Interview and article by Christine Clark. In the Northern in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, ivermectin has been in use for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 since August… read more.

FDA expands approval of Comirnaty for young people with COVID-19 – Pfizer and BioNTech

Written by | 18 May 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech SE announced that the FDA has expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for their Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine to include individuals 12 to 15 years of… read more.

Diabetes study stumbles across undetected COVID-19 cases in children

Written by | 14 May 2021

Article written by Gary Finnegan. A study that screened children for early-stage type 1 diabetes has detected a rate of COVID-19 infection higher than the number of cases… read more.

Pfizer and BioNTech receive Health Canada authorization of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents

Written by | 12 May 2021

Pfizer Canada ULC and BioNTech SE announced that Health Canada has expanded the Interim Order authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine to include individuals 12 to 15 years of… read more.

EU gives green light for new medicines

Written by | 12 May 2021

Article written by Gary Finnegan. The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) key committee, known as the CHMP, has recommended approval of eight medicines at its latest meeting. While the… read more.

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