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FDA provides update on adverse events associated with breast implants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on adverse events reported to the Agency related to breast implants, including breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), and systemic signs and symptoms referred to by patients as breast implant illness (BII), which some patients report after receiving breast implants.

20 Aug 2020

Crisis preparedness system can help scale up emergency healthcare during disease outbreaks

Operators beyond the confines of conventional emergency healthcare are willing and able to assist in a crisis, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

20 Aug 2020

Research makes a leap forward in understanding how the skin heals

People who suffer severe burns or extensive skin injuries are often left to live with extreme scarring, disfigurement, and skin that feels chronically tight and itchy.

19 Aug 2020

Study shows how common drug paralyzes the parasites that cause elephantiasis

For years, many scientists and medical professionals likely misunderstood how a commonly prescribed medication for elephantiasis battled the disease, but a new study sets the record straight.

18 Aug 2020

Study shows coronavirus thrives in dry air with low humidity

A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney and the Fudan University School of Public Health in Shanghai suggests that low humidity increases the risk of spreading the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

18 Aug 2020

FDA approves drug for treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Enspryng (satralizumab-mwge) for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in adults with a particular antibody - patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 or AQP4 antibody-positive.

17 Aug 2020

FDA grants emergency use authorization to Yale's SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for COVID-19 infection.

15 Aug 2020

FDA provides investigation update on Cyclospora illnesses tied to bagged salad consumption

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on the status of the investigation of Cyclospora cayetanensis illnesses tied to the consumption of bagged salads.

15 Aug 2020

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Viltepso (viltolarsen) injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients who have a confirmed mutation of the DMD gene that is amenable to exon 53 skipping.

12 Aug 2020

FDA issues final rule to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, or foods that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients, and that bear the "gluten-free" claim. The rule pertains to foods such as soy sauce, yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, cheese and green olives.

12 Aug 2020

Incidence of dog bites has increased among Colorado’s children

Greater rates of Colorado's children are going to the pediatric emergency department as a result of dog bites during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently published commentary article in the Journal of Pediatrics.

11 Aug 2020

FDA approves opioid agonist for management of moderate to severe acute pain in adults

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Olinvyk (oliceridine), an opioid agonist for the management of moderate to severe acute pain in adults, where the pain is severe enough to require an intravenous opioid and for whom alternative treatments are inadequate.

9 Aug 2020

FDA approves first companion diagnostic that uses liquid biopsy and NGS technology

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic that also uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to identify patients with specific types of mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in a deadly form of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

7 Aug 2020

FDA approves first oral drug for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Evrysdi (risdiplam) to treat patients two months of age and older with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare and often fatal genetic disease affecting muscle strength and movement.

7 Aug 2020

A new method to diagnose brain tumors without any incisions

Brain tumors are typically diagnosed using MRI imaging, as taking a sample for a tissue biopsy is risky and may not be possible due to tumor location or a patient's poor health conditions.

6 Aug 2020

Could labs that test livestock ease covid testing backlog for people? Well … maybe.

In a heated exchange late last month on CNN's State of the Union, host Jake Tapper pressed Adm. Brett Giroir, the Health and Human Services assistant secretary who oversees COVID testing efforts for the Trump administration, on why the government isn't requiring commercial labs to increase testing capacity in order to speed turnaround time.

5 Aug 2020

Veterinary News and Research

FDA provides update on adverse events associated with breast implants

Crisis preparedness system can help scale up emergency healthcare during disease outbreaks

Research makes a leap forward in understanding how the skin heals

Study shows how common drug paralyzes the parasites that cause elephantiasis

Study shows coronavirus thrives in dry air with low humidity

FDA approves drug for treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

FDA grants emergency use authorization to Yale's SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test

FDA provides investigation update on Cyclospora illnesses tied to bagged salad consumption

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with rare Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation

FDA issues final rule to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods

Incidence of dog bites has increased among Colorado’s children

FDA approves opioid agonist for management of moderate to severe acute pain in adults

FDA approves first companion diagnostic that uses liquid biopsy and NGS technology

FDA approves first oral drug for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

A new method to diagnose brain tumors without any incisions

Could labs that test livestock ease covid testing backlog for people? Well … maybe.

Study identifies possible therapeutic treatment for COVID-19

New head lice treatment receives FDA approval

FDA authorizes first two COVID-19 serology tests

FDA approves CBD oral solution for treatment of seizures related to tuberous sclerosis complex

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