Merck’s Ebola Vaccine Approved for the Pediatric Population

An expanded indication for ERVECO for the prevention of disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus in individuals 12 months of age and older has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Study Finds Immunotherapy Causes Chronic Side Effects

A recent study has found chronic immune-related side effects are common in patients with skin cancer who are treated with postsurgical Opdivo (nivolumab) or Keytruda (pembrolizumab), although for some individuals, these toxicities resolve by the 18-month mark.

IVIG May Improve Neurological Symptoms in MIS-C

Recent case series findings, as well as previous studies, show that children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) who present with signs of active neurological symptoms may show improvement with intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and corticosteroids.

Study Finds Adult Vaccines Potentially Protect Against Alzheimer’s

A new study conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found that people who received shingles and pneumonia vaccines — along with tetanus and diphtheria — had as much as a 30 percent reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s the most common type of dementia.

First Over-the-Counter Contraceptive Pill Gets FDA Approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the birth control pill Opill (norgestrel), manufactured by Perrigo, to be available over-the-counter — the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

FDA Approves Pfizer’s ABRYSVO Vaccine for the Prevention of RSV

Pfizer’s ABRYSVO, a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) and severe LRTD caused by RSV in infants from birth up to 6 months of age by active immunization of pregnant women at 32 through 36 weeks gestational age.

FDA Approves CRYOcheck Factor VIII Deficient Plasma with VWF

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Precision BioLogic’s CRYOcheck Factor VIII (FVIII) Deficient Plasma with von Willebrand factor (VWF), opening the pathway for the company to launch the product in the U.S.

Inverse Vaccine May Reverse Autoimmune Diseases

Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have developed a new type of vaccine called an “inverse vaccine that completely reversed autoimmune diseases without fully shutting down the rest of the immune system.

Study Shows Not All IVIG Products Are Effective in Treating Alzheimer’s

A recent study has found that one specific intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) product was more effective than others in counteracting the cognitive deficits, ameliorating b-amyloid (Ab) deposits and tau phosphorylation among mice with Alzheimer disease (AD)

Scientists Identify Driver of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered an intracellular mechanism that converts protective intestinal cells into disease-driving pathogenic cells, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.