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AI’s infiltration of pharma: How COVID-19 accelerated change

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In January, Google DeepMind debuted AlphaFold, a deep-learning system that predicts the structure of several under-studied proteins, including those associated with COVID-19. This knowledge is critical in understanding how effective certain drugs might be in treating the virus. These chatbots can nurse and triage patients.

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Vyjuvek Gets FDA Nod as First Topical Gene Therapy for Rare Skin Disease

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Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical gene therapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). Krystal expects Vyjuvek to be available by the third quarter of this year.

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Tarpeyo (Budesonide) Is Transforming IgA Nephropathy Care with FDA’s Full Approval

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Calliditas Therapeutics AB announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for Tarpeyo (budesonide) delayed-release capsules, aimed at diminishing kidney function loss in adults diagnosed with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) who are susceptible to disease advancement. mL/min/1.73 mL/min/1.73

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. Side effects and cost implications.

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

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Current variants of concern can be resistant to treatments that work by binding to the spike protein found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Drugs listed in this section are a guide and not considered a comprehensive list of all drugs that may be contraindicated with PAXLOVID. AUTHORIZED USE. anti-infectives).

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Investigators Discover Unique Immune Cells in Patients with Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis

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8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Since doctors began treating cancer patients with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors nearly a decade ago, they have observed that a subset of these patients experience a side effect that clinically looks like inflammatory arthritis. NEW YORK , Nov. www.hss.edu.

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After Daybue’s Approval: Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ Next Steps for the Rett Syndrome Community

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The MeCP2 protein plays a crucial role in regulating the activity of genes involved in brain development. In March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Daybue (trofinetide) , the first and only treatment for Rett syndrome. Daybue (trofinetide) is the first and only FDA-approved drug for Rett syndrome.