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The authorization to Moderna is the second in as many weeks for a COVID-19 vaccine, following Pfizer's.

Novartis indicates they will address manufacturing issues cited by the FDA.

Patients with any presence of small vessel disease had a 2-times greater risk of recurrent ischemic stroke than those without.

Hepatitis B coinfection with COVID-19 did not increase either disease’s severity or increase duration of hospitalization, according to a small study in China.

Using French data, there were 3 times as many deaths from COVID-19 than the Flu in France, despite a shorter study time.

There were similar rates of primary outcome events in the high-dose and standard-dose vaccination groups.

Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice were awarded with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.

FLT3-mutated patients achieved favorable antileukemic responses regardless of anthracycline type or gilteritinib dosing regimen.

Despite these findings, there is still uncertainty as to whether mitigating symptoms of depression can lower cardiovascular risk.

The agency is expected to rule on the Novartis treatment in 2021.

The FDA approvals of biologics for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis have ushered in a new era for the once-stagnant field of pediatric dermatology.

Telemedicine visits for opioid use disorder increased from 0.48% in week 1 to 23.53% in week 13 in 2020.

Approval allows Almirall to move forward with the topical ointment for individuals with AK on the face or scalp.

There are numerous individual and systemic barriers that preclude this vulnerable population from taking preventative measures.

There was not a statistically significant difference in eGFR between kidney recipients of HCV positive and negative donors.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the US has shown its lessening interest in mitigating the more manageable virus, influenza. Is there a chance to change course?

Preschool children with asthma, food allergies, and pollen/fur or dust mite allergies are at increased risk of having concurrent mental health problems.

GalSafe pigs may potentially be used as a source of medical products, free of detectable alpha-gal sugar.

Those with a history of severe allergic reaction to vaccines are recommended to consider deferring on the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Amputations have increased 30% among diabetic patients since the pandemic began.

Up to 83% of evaluated individuals indicated that their ocular symptoms began within two weeks of their other COVID-19 symptoms

Long-term care facility residents and healthcare workers will receive the first of millions prepared doses in the US.

Children with sickle cell disease have the opportunity to learn about STEM concepts in the context of their own condition.

The VRBPAC committee voted 17-4, with 1 abstention, to support the benefit-risk profile of BNT162b2 for preventing COVID-19 in persons aged 16 years and older.

Despite the increasing push for using HCV-positive organs to expand the donor pool, hundreds of livers allografts from donors are still not being used in transplantation.

Researchers from USC propose a direct neurotoxic effect of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm.

In new phase 3b findings, a greater proportion of patients treated with upadacitinib achieved EASI 75 at week 16 than those who received dupilumab.

There is concern over whether or not patients are adhering to their treatment during the pandemic.

Proactive efforts throughout the pandemic must be made to ensure this gap in primary and preventative care can be filled.

Living longer because of antiretroviral therapy (ART), people with HIV (PWH) need to be counseled for age-related medical issues, and may also be eligible for newer ART. However, social determinants, stigma about the virus, and continuum of care issues remain challenges to many within the PWH population.