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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

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New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Leqselvi Can Achieve Nearly 90% Scalp Hair Coverage in Severe Alopecia Areata Patients

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Leqselvi (deuruxolitinib), a new oral medication by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, offering significant hope for those suffering from severe alopecia areata, a condition causing sudden hair loss.

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STAT+: Foundation charges cancer patients $83,000 for unproven but promising experimental drug

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Unlike most people who receive medications yet to be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, none of these patients is getting the vaccines as part of a clinical trial. Instead, the 26 patients paid the foundation to create the vaccines and provide them through the FDA’s expanded access program.

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Qalsody (Tofersen) Becomes First-of-Its-Kind Treatment for ALS

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Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Biogen’s Qalsody (tofersen) for the treatment of adult patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 ( SOD1 ) gene.

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argenx’s CIDP Commercial Highlights the Impact of New Treatments on Patient Lives

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CIDP is a rare autoimmune disorder where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues. The exact cause of this immune response is unknown, and there appears to be no identifiable genetic predisposition to CIDP. In early 2021, the FDA approved Pfizer’s Panzyga for the treatment of CIDP.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Recommended for FDA Emergency Use Authorization

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Last week, Novavax announced that it received positive feedback from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) regarding the safety and efficacy of its COVID-9 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373). protein that triggers the immune system to generate antibodies against the virus.

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

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As researchers continue to identify better cellular targets and expand and improve upon immunotherapy approaches, they become better able to predict patient response and better able to learn from cancer cells’ attack strategies. These advancements are part of a larger effort to make cancer research more precise and more effective.