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PNSP rates did not increase after PCV13 introduction
Penicillin resistance remained steady after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine.
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FDA: Fluoroquinolone use not linked to retina detachment, aortic problems
The FDA has found no evidence of a link between fluoroquinolone usage and retinal detachment or aortic aneurysm and dissection.
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FDA approves abaloparatide for postmenopausal osteoporosis
The Food and Drug Administration has approved abaloparatide (Tymlos) for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture.
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FDA approves midostaurin for adult patients with FLT3+ AML
Midostaurin is the first targeted therapy for FLT3+ AML to be approved.
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FDA issues warning to companies selling illegal cancer treatments
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to 14 U.S. companies that are illegally selling more than 65 products purported to prevent,...
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Preterm infants face increased pertussis risk
Preterm delivery increases the risk of pertussis, but does not reduce the efficacy of vaccination.
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Infliximab safe for recently vaccinated Kawasaki patients
Live virus vaccines don’t impede use of infliximab in children with Kawasaki disease.
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FDA approves deutetrabenazine for Huntington’s-associated chorea
Deutetrabenazine is only the second product approved to treat Huntington’s in any capacity, and it is the first in nearly a decade.
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Ebola vaccine maintains immune response after 1 year
People who received an Ebola virus vaccine maintained immune response one year after vaccination, according to a JAMA research letter.
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FDA: Recall of select EpiPen products
Meridian Medical Technologies has issued a voluntary recall for 13 lots of EpiPen products, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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HIV vaccine could prevent 30 million cases by 2035
Global cases of HIV from 2015 to 2035 could be reduced by more than 50% if a moderately effective HIV vaccine is introduced by 2020.
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Children with chronic conditions have poor influenza vaccination coverage
Should children with chronic diseases get the flu vaccine?
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In Oregon pertussis outbreak, unvaccinated children were affected earlier
Does timing of infection affect a pertussis epidemic?
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Sirolimus shows promise for pediatric refractory IBD treatment
Sirolimus may be an effective rescue therapy.
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Daptomycin safe, effective for pediatric cSSSI treatment
There is an alternative to standard of care treatment for pediatric complicated skin and structure infections.