On August 22, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published additional information on a Listeria outbreak linked to a recent food recall. Earlier that month, the United States Food and...
On August 22, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers on two methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) eyedrops, reporting bacterial and fungal contaminations as the...
On August 21, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Abrysvo, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The drug aims to prevent illness in infants under six months by...
The coronavirus pandemic has had detrimental impacts on communities across the United States, causing emergency department visits (ED visits), hospitalizations, long-term chronic diseases, financial losses, deaths, and more. The...
On July 17, 2023, the FDA added to the arsenal of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prevention tools by approving Beyfortus, a monoclonal antibody for preventing the infection in children two years old...
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), a groundbreaking class of therapeutic agents, have emerged as a transformative tool in modern medicine. With their remarkable precision and versatility, these engineered antibodies offer promising solutions...
As healthcare professionals and public health leaders continue expressing concerns about adult vaccination rates post-pandemic, GSK has launched its new COiMMUNITY Initiative to improve adult vaccine uptake. As part of the initiative, GSK...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised older and immunocompromised adults in the United States to get the newly available respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The CDC...
On June 22, 2023, the Scenic Fruit Company issued a voluntary recall on frozen pineapple and fruit blends, including frozen pineapple, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This...
Last week, the FDA issued an announcement recalling multiple kinds of frozen fruit by Willamette Valley Fruit Co. The company is recalling the Great Value sliced strawberries, mixed fruit, and...
On June 12, 2023, United States Food and Drug Administration officials provided guidance for reducing microbial contamination in tattoo ink. The draft recommendation, now open for public commentary,...
At the start of COVID-19 vaccinations, myocarditis rates in Mississippi dropped 14% from pre-vaccination COVID-induced myocarditis rates. The Mississippi-based study was published by a researcher at...
On May 19, 2023, the CDC released an update on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak linked to artificial tears from Global Pharma Healthcare. The report identifies a fourth death linked to the series of...
The NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VCR) researchers have begun phase 1 clinical trials on a universal mRNA influenza vaccine. The...
In April, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) announced a shortage of injectable penicillin, penicillin G benzathine, adding to the never-ending list of medications with supply chain...
Despite valiant efforts by other pharmaceutical companies — namely, Pfizer — GSK has secured its spot in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine market, becoming the first-ever...
A recent report from the World Animal Protection (WAP) revealed that almost one million human deaths globally are linked to antibiotic resistance each year, primarily driven by antimicrobial use in...
The FDA recently approved Omisirge (omidubicel-onlv), a new cell therapy meant to protect patients with blood cancer after a stem cell transplant. According to the press release, the treatment can...
An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that post-exposure doxycycline reduces sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates by two-thirds. The study found that men who have sex...
On Friday, March 17, 2023, the FDA announced that Scenic Fruit Company has voluntarily recalled some of its frozen fruit sold at Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and Costco. This announcement was just one day...
