Finalized Rule Gives Patients More Control Over Their Health Data
In March, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized two rules that give patients unprecedented safe and secure access to their health data.
Coronavirus Relief Funds to Pay for Care for Uninsured
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is using a $100 billion hospital and provider relief fund to pay hospitals at Medicare rates for uncompensated COVID-19 care for uninsured individuals.
FcRn Antagonist Boosts Platelet Counts, Reduces Bleeding Risk in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Efgartigimod, an investigational human IgG1 Fc fragment, induced a rapid reduction in total IgG levels and clinically relevant increases in platelet counts in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to findings from a Phase II, placebo-controlled multinational study.
High-Titer Inhibitors Reduced in PUPs with Severe Hemophilia A Treated with Fourth Generation Recombinant Factor VIII
A study in previously untreated patients (PUPs) with severe hemophilia A found replacement therapy with a fourth-generation recombinant factor VIII (FVIII) product was associated with an incidence of high-titer inhibitors similar to the rate seen in a landmark trial evaluating plasma-derived FVIII products.
CDC Analyses Show Flu Vaccine Reduces Risk of Hospitalization in Children and Death in Adults
Two analyses by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show the influenza (flu) vaccine can reduce the likelihood of hospitalization in children and death in adults.
Trivalent HBV Vaccine Superior in Efficacy in Adults 45 Years and Older
A Phase III study has found a trivalent hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine demonstrated superiority in adults 45 years and older and noninferior in adults older than 18 years compared with a monovalent vaccine.
Study Finds Safe Treatment for Children with Severe Hemophilia A with Inhibitors
Researchers have found combining immune tolerance induction (ITI) with Hemlibra (emicizumab, Roche) is a feasible and safe way of treating children with severe hemophilia A.
Flu Vaccine May Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Hypertensive Individuals
A new study shows cardiovascular outcomes may improve in individuals with hypertension if they receive the influenza (flu) vaccine during the flu season.
Skin Patch Shows Promise for Delivery of Influenza Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York City have developed a new type of skin patch that could replace needles as a method to deliver the influenza (flu) vaccine.
FDA Expands Indication for Octapharma’s WILATE to Hemophilia A
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved WILATE for treatment of adults and adolescents with hemophilia A for routine prophylaxis.
