Vaccination
When will kids get the COVID vaccines?
For parents with questions about COVID-19 vaccines and children, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts offer answers.
Feb 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After year-long sprint, Covid-19 vaccines finally at hand
Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives began spreading across the globe, a number of highly promising COVID-19 vaccines are on the cusp of release.
Nov 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving FDA's COVID-19 vaccine authorization and approval process: Lessons from hydroxychloroquine
On March 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exercised its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) authority to allow the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19. On June 15, after a number of studies failed ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Health
FDA warns again about dangers of methanol-based hand sanitizers
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol, which is used in fuel and antifreeze and is toxic if absorbed through ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could pressure for COVID-19 drugs lead the FDA to lower its standards?
Given the death, suffering, social disruption and economic devastation caused by COVID-19, there is an urgent need to quickly develop therapies to treat this disease and prevent the spread of the virus.
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Colorado tool, My-DST, may pick best multiple myeloma treatment
In 1844, multiple myeloma was first treated with a rhubarb pill and an infusion of orange peel. Since then, more than 15 drugs have earned FDA approval to treat multiple myeloma and with so many options, a major question ...
May 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statistical approach to COVID-19 clinical trials aims to accelerate drug approval process
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a pair of studies in a COVID-19 special issue of the Harvard Data Science Review, freely available via open access, ...
May 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two drugs show promise against COVID-19
Korean researchers have screened 48 FDA-approved drugs against SARS-CoV-2, and found that two, that are already FDA-approved for other illnesses, seem promising. The FDA approval for other uses would greatly reduce the time ...
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA warns about treating COVID-19 with unproven drugs
(HealthDay)—Malaria drugs touted by some as potential "game changers" against COVID-19 are actually too dangerous for general use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Americans on Friday.
Apr 27, 2020
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Medications
In search of COVID-19 treatments: The opportunities and challenges of using existing drugs
Life in lockdown may not last forever but Bill Gates is probably right in saying we will not return to normal until a vaccine has been rolled out worldwide. This could be many months, if not years away.
Apr 27, 2020
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