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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 16

6 min read

Flu Shot Patch Could ‘Obviate' Needle-Based Vaccination Methods

Peptides disrupt skin barrier and promoted responsiveness to an epicutaneous vaccination

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 16

4 min read

West Nile Virus Primarily Confirmed In Western States

West Nile symptoms should be considered by healthcare providers in patients with aseptic meningitis or encephalitis

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Fact checked by John Paul Sanchez, PharmD

Sep 14

4 min read

Untreated Drinking Water Is a Diminishing Hepatitis A Risk

Hepatitis A virus outbreaks have been reported in 30 states since 2016

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Fact checked by John Paul Sanchez, PharmD

Sep 13

5 min read

GVOKE Injection Gains FDA Approval

Xeris Pharmaceuticals GVOKE is the first glucagon product approved that can be administered via a prefilled syringe or auto-injector

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Sep 13

4 min read

Florida Fighting Zika With 2nd Generation Modified Mosquitoes

Oxite OX5034 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes express tetracycline Trans-Activator Variant protein

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Sep 13

5 min read

Peanut Allergy Oral Immunotherapy Desensitizing May Take Longer

Aimmune Therapeutics Palforzia AR101 peanut oral immunotherapy could be first to market with FDA approval

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Sep 12

4 min read

The UK’s Infectious Disease Prevention Strategy Announced

PHE hopes to reduce vaccine-preventable disease by improving the uptake of existing vaccines and implementing new and improved vaccines

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 12

4 min read

Ebola Treatment mAb114 Granted Fast Track Status

Ridgeback Biotherapeutics mAb114 is a monoclonal antibody, which is a protein that binds to a single target on a pathogen

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Sep 12

6 min read

Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Candidate Heads to Phase 2 Study

Moderna mRNA-1647 2-antigen vaccine is designed to protect against CMV infection

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Sep 11

4 min read

Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Displays Robust Immune Response

Axon AADvac1 Alzheimer's disease vaccine treatment slows the progression of the neurodegenerative process

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Alzheimer’s Disease