NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Has an Efficacy Rate of 94.5%
Washington, DC--An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial...
Outbreak of E. coli Infections in 6 States Being Investigated: CDC
Atlanta, GA--CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating several multistate outbreaks of E....
FDA Authorizes Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of COVID-19
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational monoclonal antibody therapy bamlanivimab for the treatment of mild-to-moderate...
FDA Permits Marketing of New Device Designed to Reduce Sleep Disturbance Related to Nightmares...
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to...
Neighborhood Conditions Associated with Children’s Cognitive Function: NIH
Washington, DC--A study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that children from poorer neighborhoods perform less well on a range of cognitive functions, such as...
CDC Issues Framework for Resuming Safe and Responsible Cruise Ship Passenger Operations
Atlanta, GA--Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order that introduces a phased approach for the...
3.6 Million U.S. Families Risk Permanent Harm to Their Children due to Lead-based Paint
Washington, DC--U.S. health, housing, and environmental agencies warn that some 3.6 million U.S. families risk permanent harm to their children because their homes are...
CDC investigating Multistate Outbreak of Listeria Infections Linked to Deli Meats
Atlanta, GA--10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from Florida, Massachusetts, and New York.
All 10 ill people were hospitalized. One death...
FDA Approves First Treatment for COVID-19
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for use in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and...
FDA Approves First Treatment for Ebola Virus
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn), a mixture of three monoclonal antibodies, as the first FDA-approved...
