The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has okayed the first-ever respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for use in the U.S. The vaccine, Arexvy, is approved for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease in individuals age 60 and older. RSV is a highly contagious virus that causes infections of the lungs and breathing passages. […]

This is fantastic news! I can’t tell you how many of my patients have been sick with respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. And older adults are especially at high risk of developing a severe infection, so I’m very excited about this new single-shot vaccine. Arexvy is made by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, and […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday that it has approved the use of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals’ Arexvy vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Arexvy is the first RSV vaccine approved for use in the U.S. It is indicated for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by the virus in individuals 60 […]

For Immediate Release: May 03, 2023 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved for use in the United States. Arexvy is approved for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in individuals 60 years of age and older. “Older adults, in particular […]

The head of police in KwaZulu-Natal has vowed to give criminals “no breathing space” after more than 300 illegal weapons and about 2,000 rounds of ammunition were removed from the province’s streets. Recent police operations have focused on parts of the province where gun violence has claimed the lives of scores of people. “Relentless quests to […]

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Dignitaries at the newly-inaugurated laboratory at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Unless we pay more attention to risk factors and determinants of diseases, it will become economically non-viable for countries to cope with the increasing healthcare burden, said Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, at the Kanchi […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 02 2023 Contact: Jon Ebelt, Communications Director, DPHHS, (406) 444-0936, (406) 461-3757 [email protected] In recognition of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in May, the DPHHS Talking Health in the 406 podcast is releasing two episodes that share […]

World Asthma Day is being observed on May 2 across countries. File Photo. Asthma, a disease that directly affects your lungs, has affected millions of people including men women, and even children across the world over years. Asthma – which usually causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, and chest tightness – can be controlled by […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect red blood cells. This is when people typically […]

Asthma is a chronic lung condition which is characterised by narrowing of airways due to swelling and increased production of mucus inside the airways. Wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, cough are among the main symptoms of an asthma attack. World Asthma Day is celebrated every year on the first Tuesday of May by Global […]

A Dartmouth biotech company developing immunity-based cancer treatments has entered creditor protection to give it “breathing room” to sell the business or its assets. IMV — known as Immunovaccine Technologies — disclosed Monday the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has granted an interim order giving it protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The company says […]

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Islamabad:The Office of the District Health Office Islamabad has issued an advisory for prevention of monkeypox, a viral disease that can cause a wide range of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe. The advisory explains that monkeypox is characterized by a severe rash and transmitted from animals to humans, and occasionally from human-to-human. In the […]

PRESS RELEASE Published April 27, 2023 InsightAce Analytic Pvt. Ltd. announces the release of a market assessment report on the “Global Sleep Apnea and Respiratory Monitoring Devices Market– by Products (Polysomnography Device (PSG), Sleep Apnea Screening Device, Actigraphy Monitoring Device, Respiratory Polygraph, Peak Flow Meters, Gas Analyzers, Oximeter/Finger-Tip Oximeter, and Other Products), End-Users (Hospitals & […]

Women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is back in the news again. Months after being swapped in a prisoner exchange with the Russian government for the international criminal Victor Bout, better known infamously as the “Merchant of Death,” Griner is home, free at last, breathing American air and going out of her way to say that […]

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection that can be passed from children to adults. While most healthy adults with RSV infection usually can be treated at home, older infected adults may be hospitalized if they require additional medical support for breathing, eating, and drinking. This is true for infants younger than 6 months old, […]

GSK PLC on Thursday said its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine candidate has gained positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency body. The Brentford, London-based pharmaceutical firm said the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion, recommending the RSV vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Pamela Smith remembers vividly the last time she saw her only son alive. It was 3:18 a.m. on July 3, 2016, in Fresno, California, and 22-year-old Jackson Smith was lying motionless on a table in an emergency room while a nurse performed chest compressions. Earlier that night, he had taken an oxycodone pill […]

















