by B Jamerson | Apr 16, 2025 | 2023 Approvals, Drug approvals, New Drugs Approved, Trending News
What is Izervay prescribed for? Izervay is prescribed to treat geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration. What is the name of the drug and what does it do? Izervay, pronounced EYE-ZER-VEY, (generic name: avacincaptad...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | Apr 16, 2025 | Health and Medical Research News, Immune System, Trending News
What did the research discover? Recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant rise in whooping cough (also known as pertussis) cases. For the week ending September 14, 2024 there were 291 new cases were reported, with...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | Apr 16, 2025 | Health and Medical Research News, Immune System, Trending News
What did the research discover? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FluMist for self- or caregiver-administration. FluMist is a nasal spray vaccine that helps prevent the flu (influenza) in people aged 2 through 49. While FluMist has been around...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | Apr 15, 2025 | Diabetes, Health and Medical Research News, Trending News
What Did the Research Discover? A systematic review and meta-analysis examined how well semaglutide helps people lose weight if they are obese or overweight but do not have diabetes. Researchers analyzed data from eight clinical trials with 4,567 participants,...
by Jasmine C, B Jamerson | Apr 15, 2025 | Diabetes, Health and Medical Research News
What Did the Research Discover? Scientists developed a new type of glucose sensor called a BioTFT (Biosensing Thin-Film Transistor) that can detect glucose in saliva instead of blood. This technology is non-invasive, meaning it does not require a blood sample, and it...
