Action Advances Fight Against COVID-19, Follows Comprehensive Evaluation of Available Safety, Effectiveness and Manufacturing Quality Information by FDA Career Scientists, Input from External Experts Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use...
The phase 3a STEP 1 trial that investigated the use of semaglutide (Novo Nordisk), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, for weight loss is aptly named, some say. “In sum, we have a long way to go to control the obesity epidemic…but on the face of it,...
More than half of participants taking the highest dose achieved normal A1C levels, a key secondary endpoint in first phase 3 trial of SURPASS program Participants in this monotherapy study had relatively recently diagnosed diabetes, with a mean duration of 4.7 years...
Vaccines in Late-Stage Development The following vaccines are in, or have completed, phase 3 clinical trials in the United States. On December 18, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2...
On December 1, 2020, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC), issued an initial recommendation, adopted by the CDC director, that health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities...
Key Points Question What are the fitted filtration efficiencies (FFEs) of consumer-grade masks, improvised face coverings, and modified procedure masks commonly used during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? Findings In this comparative study of face...
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