AstraZeneca chair says it is paying CEO enough to ward off US rivals
Drugmaker’s chief executive Pascal Soriot had talks last year about a role with US group Biogen#drugmaker #pascalsoriot #biogen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
RSV Vaccine Approved for Older Adults
The shots would be the first vaccines available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands and leads to many more hospitalizations each year. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Elderly Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Guillain-Barre Syndrome Respiratory Diseases Food and Drug Administration AstraZeneca PLC Sanofi SA Source Type: news
RSV Vaccine Approved for Older Adults
Why It Matters: R.S.V. can be lethal The F.D.A. estimates that R.S.V. is associated with 6,000 to 10,000 deaths each year in adults 65 and older and at least 60,000 hospitalizations in that age group. It is a leading killer of children worldwide. This winter, R.S.V. contributed to the…#fda #rsv #petermarks #gsk #pfizer #astrazeneca #belgium #medicare #alisonhunt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here ’ s How Long COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity Really Lasts
This study is showing that the protection [from vaccines] is very high at the beginning, but it wanes quickly,” says Marco Ajelli, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Indiana University School of Public Health and one of the co-authors of the study. “That’s exactly in line with what we observe for influenza.”
In fact, says Ajelli, the flu vaccine and its immunization schedule could serve as a useful model for determining when COVID-19 vaccines should be given to keep protection as robust as possible. “We know we get an influenza shot every year because the protection f...
Source: TIME: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
AstraZeneca to open 5 asthma clinics in India
The centers will serve as a hub for the treatment and management of severe asthma patients, and support evolving severe asthma centres for a systematic and guidelines-based approach to identifying and treating severe asthma patients, the company said in a release. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - May 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GSK struggles to make investors believe its growth story
Industry watchers say UK-listed rival AstraZeneca has a stronger pipeline and benefits from its oncology expertise#astrazeneca (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GSK struggles to make investors believe its growth story
Industry watchers say UK-listed rival AstraZeneca has a stronger pipeline and benefits from its oncology expertise (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
With negative FDA panel vote, AstraZeneca may look at narrow Lynparza nod in prostate cancer
A panel of external experts for the FDA voted 11 to 1 in support of a narrow approval for AstraZeneca and Merck’s Lynparza, used in tandem with Johnson & Johnson’s Zytiga and a corticosteroid, | A panel of external experts for the FDA voted 11 to 1 in support of a narrow approval for AstraZeneca…#fda #astrazeneca #merck #lynparza #johnsonjohnsons #zytiga #mcrpc #rickpazdur (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New COVID-19 Drug Guards Against All Variants in Immunocompromised
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 -- A new antibody drug to help fight COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised people may be available by the end of the year.
AstraZeneca said Thursday that its treatment, called AZD3152, appears to work in all variants to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New COVID Antibody Drug Guards Against All Variants in People With Weak Immune Systems
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 -- A new antibody drug to help fight COVID-19 infection in immune-compromised people may be available by the end of the year.
AstraZeneca said Thursday that its treatment, called AZD3152, appears to work in all variants to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Cancer drugs help AstraZeneca beat forecasts
Rise in sales of oncology treatments offset slide in revenues from Covid-19 medicines#covid19medicines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cancer drugs help AstraZeneca beat forecasts
Rise in sales of oncology treatments offset slide in revenues from Covid-19 medicines (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AstraZeneca hunts for more China deals after signing partnerships
Drugmaker hails innovative biotech groups and says market is open to foreign buyers (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Britain ’s Covid research led the world – why have our clinical trials fallen off a cliff? | Andrew Pollard
Pressures on the NHS, a lack of doctors and post-Brexit delays are hampering our ability to develop cutting-edge drugsThe UK ’s remarkable capability and capacity in clinical research was catapulted on to the world stage during the pandemic. The Recovery trial, led by Oxford University, studied existing drugs in seriously ill patients with Covid-19 and identified the first proven and effective life-saving treatments.The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was tested in a trial of more than 10,000 people across the UK, using repurposed research infrastructure in our hospitals and universities, andsaved more lives globally than any...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Pollard Tags: Medical research NHS Health Science Doctors Source Type: news
Heartbroken families of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine victims who say they've been left by government
More than 220,000 have died because of Covid in this country, but there are families for whom the pandemic led to a different tragedy - disability, injury or death of a loved one after Covid vaccines. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
