Barcelona, Spain – Researchers from the Infection Biology Lab at the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at Pompeu Fabra University and the HIV Unit at Hospital del Mar Research Institute have shown that intradermal vaccination with the JYNNEOS vaccine against smallpox is the best option to protect people living with HIV from contracting...
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For more than 3000 years, hundreds of millions of people have died or been left permanently scarred or blind by the relentless, incurable disease called smallpox. In 1967, Dr. D.A. Henderson became director of a worldwide campaign to eliminate this disease from the face of the Earth. SMALLPOX—THE DEATH OF...
A study of patients who were smokers at the time of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnosis revealed possible links to improved survival outcomes with smoking cessation in this population. The study results were reported in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. This prospective, observational study was conducted at the...
SEOUL, South Korea — SN Bioscience Co. Ltd. (CEO Park Young-hwan) announced on Feb 27 that the FDA had granted an orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer for SNB-101 (API: SN-38), a new polymer nanoparticle drug under development, based on the pre-clinical data of SNB-101 on pancreatic cancer animal model....
EONGNAM, South Korea — In a strong endorsement of its cutting-edge drug delivery technology, SN BioScience announced that its anticancer candidate SNB-101 has been selected as a clinical-stage project under the 2025 Korea Drug Development Project, a government-initiated program led by the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF). The program includes two years...
WALTHAM, Mass. — Sobi North America, the North American affiliate of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi®), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for avatrombopag (DOPTELET®) for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in pediatric patients one year and older with...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Sobi® (STO: SOBI) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has adopted a positive opinion recommending the marketing authorisation of Aspaveli® (pegcetacoplan) for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary immune-complex...
WELLAND — While 12-year-old Andrew Lanese hasn’t been well enough to attend St. Alexander Catholic School, his fellow students and staff still consider him to be a part of their team that went out on the soccer fields Tuesday. The school hosted the first, of what is hoped to become...
Boston, MA – Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 9 million people worldwide. When individuals with Parkinson’s disease freeze, they suddenly lose the ability to move their feet, often mid-stride, resulting in a series of staccato...
NESS ZIONA, Israel — Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SLGL) (“Sol-Gel”), a dermatology company leveraging innovative approaches to develop pioneering treatments for patients with severe skin conditions, and with two approved large-category dermatology products, TWYNEO® and EPSOLAY®, today announced that it has begun Phase 3 testing of SGT-610 (patidegib gel, 2%)...