Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved Prevymis (letermovir) once-daily tablets for oral use and injection for intravenous infusion. Prevymis
Category: Infection
New mechanism for battling influenza
A human protein called TRIM25, which was recently discovered to play an important role in the human immune response to
Shingrix for preventing shingles
Shingrix has been approved for preventing shingles – herpes zoster in adults. Shingrix is a non-live, recombinant subunit vaccine given
Inflammation heals skin faster
Wounds and harmful inflammation provoking experiences impart long lasting memories to stem cells in the skin, teaching them to heal
Fat cells for treating leukemia
Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients. Researchers
Are you at risk of bloodstream infections?
Serious bloodstream infections are common among smokers who are obese and inactive. The bloodstream infection is known as sepsis. People
Potential Zika vaccine prevents pregnancy transmission and testicular damage
Zika infection typically results in mild or symptom-free infections in healthy individuals, infected pregnant women without symptoms may still give
HIV vaccine breakthrough
Vaccines work by imitating an infection and setting up a memory B-cell response in advance of an actual infection. In
Ways of detecting preterm birth
There is no reliable way to predict whether a woman with a normal pregnancy will go into labor before 37
Mylotarg for treating acute myeloid leukemia
Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) has been approved for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia whose tumors express