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Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against variants in a large study in the U.S. and Mexico, potentially offering the world yet another weapon against the virus at a time when developing countries are desperate for doses.

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

AstraZeneca, J&J resuming U.S. tests of COVID-19 vaccines

Two drugmakers announced Friday the resumption of U.S. testing of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Testing of AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate had been halted since early Septemb...

DATE: Oct 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patients already taking cholesterol-lowering ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators Wednesday approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many poor countries...

DATE: Aug 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugs

TRENTON, N.J. – They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals. The decision by the Food and Dr...

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decades

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Wednesday’s approval of Xofluza for people age 12 and older comes ahead of the ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45

U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Fo...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack

U.S. regulators on July 13 approved the first treatment for smallpox – a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago – in case the virus is used in a terror attack. Smallpo...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

FDA approves new pill to reduce pain from endometriosis

TRENTON, N.J. – A new treatment for pain caused by endometriosis was approved Tuesday by U.S. regulators. The common condition involves abnormal tissue growth from the uterus that...

DATE: Jul 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK’d

U.S. regulators Friday approved a simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent relapses of malaria. Standard treatment now takes two weeks and studies show many patients don’t finish ta...

DATE: Jul 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage

TRENTON, N.J. – There is another opioid crisis happening in the U.S., and it has nothing to do with the overdose epidemic: Hospitals are frequently running out of widely used injected painki...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health