Trial compares two devices used for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure On 2021-11-08 SWISS-APERO is the first randomized clinical trial comparing Amulet with the new generation Watchman FLX device in terms of residual […]
Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90% in US trial On 2021-04-14 US biotech company Moderna announced COVID vaccine is 90 percent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 percent […]
Results from phase 3 trial show baricitinib reduces deaths from COVID-19 On 2021-04-13 The latest results from a study to assess the efficacy of the arthritis drug, baricitinib, in treating COVID-19 patients have […]
HEALTH NOTES: Allergies could get the brush off in toothpaste trial On 2021-03-30 HEALTH NOTES: Peanut allergies could get the brush off in toothpaste trial Scientists are testing whether a toothpaste could help to […]
How repurposing a drug in a COVID-19 trial could benefit people with cancer On 2021-03-03 People with cancer have been severely affected by COVID-19, with the pandemic impacting how they’re diagnosed, treated and cared for. […]
Cigarette maker BAT announces US vaccine trial launch On 2020-12-16 British cigarette maker BAT said Wednesday that its US biotech division Kentucky BioProcessing will launch trials of a potential coronavirus […]
Clinical trial focuses on reducing overactive immune response in COVID-19 On 2020-08-11 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are investigating whether a drug approved by the Food and […]
Pfizer kicks off 30,000-person trial for its coronavirus vaccine On 2020-07-28 Pfizer kicks off its 30,000-person trial to test whether its coronavirus vaccine can prevent infection in the hopes of submitting […]
Cancer patients without insurance or with Medicaid don’t get the same trial benefits On 2020-04-30 Cancer patients with no health insurance or those enrolled in Medicaid, the federal low-income health insurance program, see smaller survival […]
New multiple sclerosis treatment trial compares stem cell transplantation to best available drugs On 2020-01-07 A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental stem cell treatment against the best available biologic therapies for severe forms […]