WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease. The panel of outside experts for the Food and Drug Administration agreed that a pivotal study in patients failed to show […]
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FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease. The panel of outside experts for the Food and Drug Administration agreed that a pivotal study in patients failed to show “strong […]
China rapidly expands use of experimental COVID-19 vaccines
The vaccine is in the final stage of clinical testing, but has not yet been approved. The city government said it is being provided under an emergency authorization. China National Biotech Group, another Chinese vaccine company, is offering its vaccine free to students who study abroad in a strategy health […]
How can you volunteer for an experimental COVID-19 vaccine? Start with this survey
If you want to sign up to bring scientists one step closer to discovering a successful coronavirus vaccine, then now is your time. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases designed a “COVID-19 Prevention Trials Network” (COVPN) to help recruit the thousands of volunteers needed to determine which of […]