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STAT+: Drug shortages reached a record high as 2023 drew to a close

STAT

stood at 323 during the fourth quarter of last year — the highest figure reached since such data began being tracked in 2001 — underscoring growing concerns about patient harm across the country. The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about drug shortages, Medicare spending on an Alzheimer’s drug, and more

STAT

stood at 323 during the fourth quarter of last year — the highest figure reached since such data began being tracked in 2001 — underscoring growing concerns about patient harm across the country, STAT tells us. Unresolved The number of ongoing and active drug shortages in the U.S.

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NK cell immunotherapy: what’s next in clinical development?

European Pharmaceutical Review

He discusses why NK cell therapy’s ability to generate ‘synthetic immunity’ in the body means this modality holds potential as an anti-cancer treatment. We specialise in the development of new cutting-edge immunotherapies , based on the use of therapeutic antibodies capable of activating the immune system to fight cancer.

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What Can One Life Tell Us About the Battle Against H.I.V.?

NY Times

In 2001, U.N. estimates suggested 150 million people would be infected with H.I.V. That preceded an ambitious global campaign to curb the virus. How well did it work?

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ExeVir ready for clinic with variant-targeting llama antibody

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SARS-CoV-2 is likely to stay endemic in the human population for the foreseeable future, ExeVir noted, with variants capable of evading immunity the most likely cause of the disease in the future as global vaccination programmes begin to take effect. ExeVir is not the first company to spin out of VIB to focus on camelid antibodies.

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GSK enters agreement with Canada for influenza vaccines

Pharmaceutical Technology

The latest contract comes after previous agreements between the parties for seasonal influenza and pandemic vaccines dating back to 2001. Arepanrix includes a monovalent, inactivated influenza virus antigen strain as well as the pandemic adjuvant system of GSK.

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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Crucially, he observed a connection between certain tumours and inflammation, noting that neoplastic tissues were often covered with leukocytes of the immune system. 2001– FDA green lights revolutionary treatments. Virchow was the first to argue that cancer derives from changes in normal cells. 1907 – The magic bullet of immunotherapy.