The Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn said it was “troubling” that a new survey found that more than a quarter of adults “definitely” or “probably” would not accept a free coronavirus vaccine. During a discussion about the possible timetable for developing a vaccine, Hahn was asked what happens …
Read More »FDA commissioner says he can’t predict when the vaccine will be ready after Trump’s timeline claims
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn said Sunday he would not make a prediction about when a coronavirus vaccine would be available after President TrumpDonald John Trump protesters tear down the Christopher Columbus statue on Baltimore Independence Day star Bill Pullman, urging Americans to wear a “mask of …
Read More »Gottlieb: ‘The total number of deaths will start to increase again’
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb warned Sunday that mortality from coronavirus cases will increase in the near future. Gottlieb noted that a better understanding of the coronavirus and a higher proportion of infections in younger people is currently causing fewer deaths, but said on CBS ‘”Face the …
Read More »FDA Approves Breast Cancer Treatment That Health Professionals Can Provide At Home
On June 29, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Phesgo, a breast cancer treatment that health professionals can administer at home. Phesgo is a fixed-dose combination of two monoclonal antibodies and enables the treatment of early and metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer for outpatients. The two monoclonal antibodies are …
Read More »The FDA says these 9 hand sanitizers could be toxic
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate in several states in the U.S., hand sanitizer is likely to remain a highly sought-after product. While the widespread shortage in March and April appears to have diminished, there is new concern about some containing a toxic ingredient, which could cause health problems …
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