Dec 18, 2020
Its been a long year, but the monumental efforts to achieve a COVID-19 vaccine are bearing some fruits, we about that, and also a fully at home diagnostic COVID test, as well as new findings related to glucosamine supplements and a novel treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis.
Dec 11, 2020
This week we cover new findings for the diabetes drug sitagliptin in pediatrics; An obesity treatment has approval expanded; The FDA issue a Complete Response Letter for an outpatient alternative treatment; And news of availability for a transdermal contraceptive patch.
Dec 4, 2020
This week we cover a back and forth between the FDA and the WHO over remdesivir efficacy; Recommendations for who should get a COVID vaccine first; Xolair and Hetlioz have approval expansions; And a novel neuroblastoma treatment gets accelerated approval. Moreover, there's movie trivia!
Nov 20, 2020
The latest on vaccine news from Moderna, and BioNTech and Pfizer as they release more trial data; A at-home diagnostic test is approved; Keytruda gains expanded approval; and all the rest of the drug news from this past week.
Nov 13, 2020
Major developments in COVID-19 vaccine and antibody treatments: Are we close to having a vaccine gain Emergency Use Authorization? The antibody bamlanivimab is given Emergency Use Authorization; An NIH study concluded that hydroxychloroquine has no clinical benefit; And unrelated to COVID, but still big news, the...