Members of the House of Representatives are pushing for the next COVID-19 emergency package to include language giving cancer patients equal access to oral chemotherapy medications that can be taken at home.
Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 31 of their Senate colleagues are calling for protections for the U.S. scientific research community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. are collaborating to support the manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson's lead investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is looking for patients recovered from COVID-19 to participate in the COVID Immunity Study.
FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization for Lungpacer Medical's novel Diaphragmatic Pacing Therapy System (DPTS) for immediate use in patients on invasive mechanical ventilators at high risk of weaning failure, including COVID-19 patients.
Western New York health care and medical researchers are conducting a study that will use next-generation sequencing to identify biomarkers of immune response to COVID-19 that could be used to predict which patients are likely to progress to severe infection that would require more intensive care. The goal is to provide medical professionals with a […]
FDA has issued a Drug Safety Communication regarding known side effects of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, including serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems, that have been reported with their use for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19, for which they are not approved by the FDA.
Donald Kennedy, who served as FDA commissioner from 1977 to 1979, died this week of complications resulting from COVID-19. He was 88. “I am sad to inform you of the passing of former FDA Commissioner Donald Kennedy, Ph.D., who passed away this week from complications resulting from COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said in […]
The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA and Friends of Cancer Research, created the Evidence Accelerator, a public-private partnership combining the efforts of academic, government, and private sector organizations applying data analytics to accelerate the understanding of COVID-19. Mobilizing major data organizations, government and academic researchers, and health systems, the Evidence Accelerator builds on the work […]
Invitae has developed tools to help health care workers order genetic testing via telemedicine for patients with cancer and newly pregnant women. Invitae’s clinical chatbot, Gia, provides telemedicine genetic testing framework that helps identify patients who need germline genetic testing. Clinicians are turning to telemedicine for patients who face disruptions to clinic visits, such as […]
