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Pfizer’s Ngenla Approved as Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Pfizer has been going strong on the approval front, having secured its fifth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the past five weeks, with the most recent being for the company’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog Ngenla (somatrogon-ghla). Pfizer paid OPKO $295 million upfront at the beginning of the partnership.

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Metabolic hormone ?leptin? linked to vaccine response

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Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a University of Queensland study has found Reduced levels of a metabolic hormone known as leptin is linked to poor vaccine antibody responses in the general population, a University of Queensland study has found.

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Sanofi snaps up acne vaccine developer Origimm Bio

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Sanofi has added to its vaccine pipeline with an agreement to acquire Austria’s Origimm Biotechnology and its vaccine-based immunotherapy for people with acne. It will highlight vaccines for pneumococcal disease, meningitis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and chlamydia. Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash.

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Merck and Orion enter partnership to develop ODM-208 for prostate cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Orion discovered and developed ODM-208 to treat hormone-dependent cancers, such as prostate cancer. Merck Research Laboratories president Dr Dean Li said: “Targeting CYP11A1 provides a compelling approach to suppressing the production of steroid hormones, a key driver of prostate cancer. “We

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Why the Potential Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines on the Menstrual Cycle Are Not Concerning

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There have been growing reports of women experiencing changes in their menstrual cycle after receiving a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. Some women have said they got their periods early following vaccination, or that their periods were unusually heavy and/or painful. Related: Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants.

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Research suggests social isolation may be as bad for our health as hypertension, obesity

Medical Xpress

Loneliness unleashes excess stress hormones, causing an elevated heart rate, and increased blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Even vaccine response has been shown to be less robust in socially isolated individuals. We might define ourselves as introverts, but the survival of our species rests on safety in community.