Vanessa Doctor, RN

The FDA has approved emergency use authorization for AstraZeneca’s Evusheld cocktail as prophylaxis against COVID-19 infection in adults and adolescents aged at least 12 years.
Neurocrine Biosciences and Acadia Pharmaceuticals posted positive top-line results from their respective Phase III trials on major neurological diseases.
Biopharmaceutical firm Alvotech Holdings announced merger plans with Oaktree Acquisition Corp. in a deal that will create a combined entity worth around $2.25 billion.
The WHO’s latest decision is based on advice from an independent panel of experts who evaluated data from 16 randomized controlled studies.
ADI-001 generated positive early responses from three of four evaluable participants, two of whom achieved complete responses while one had a partial response that researchers logged as “near complete.”
The latest updates from Mesoblast Limited’s Phase III trial on rexlemestrocel-L show that the drug provides the highest benefit when used in patients with certain types of chronic heart failure.
The approval of Keytruda also now includes stage III melanoma following complete resection for pediatric patients 12 years and up.
Called “blastoids,” the alternative embryo-like structures are grown for up to 13 days in the lab for use in different types of studies on the behavior of human embryos.
Scientists from Cardiff University and the Arizona State University believe they have found the likely cause of blood clotting in some recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Researchers studied the behavior of protein cells in the brain and found a significant difference in those who have had dementia and those who have not, particularly in their ability to clean themselves.
The Phase III DISCREET study evaluated the efficacy of Otezla in adults who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and genital psoriasis.
The FDA’s decision is based on positive results from two Phase III trials, the PROTECT and CONSTANT, on the drug’s efficacy.
The takeover is part of the French biotech giant’s “Play to Win” strategy of growing its global vaccines pipeline through the acquisition of promising projects and companies.
ImmunoGen shares positive results from its Phase III SORAYA trial, which is evaluating the use of mirvetuximab soravtansine for treating ovarian cancer.
Scientists who built xenobots have discovered that the very same organisms they made in 2020 have the ability to create new versions of themselves by banding together.