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In a first, US FDA approves vaccine for Chikungunya virus
New Delhi: Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals 18 years of age and older who are at increased risk of…
- Health
US FDA approves drug to prevent RSV in babies up to 2 yrs
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved a drug to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in children aged up to 24 months who remain vulnerable to severe disease.…
- Health
New blood test to predict preeclampsia earlier in pregnant woman
New York: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a blood test that can help predict preeclampsia, a serious hypertensive disorder that affects roughly 2 per cent to 8 per…
- Technology
Musk’s Neuralink brain implant gets FDA approval for human trials
San Francisco: Elon Musk-led brain-computer interface company Neuralink announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin its first-in-human clinical study, which means that actual humans could…
- Health
Paradromics inches closer to FDA approval for brain implant
New York: US-based brain-computer interface developer Paradromics may be a step closer to getting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its brain implant that can help severely motor-impaired people, the…
- India
Maharashtra government suspends licenses of six cough syrup makers for violating rules
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government told the state Legislative Assembly on Friday that the licenses of six manufacturers of cough syrups in the state have been suspended for not following the rules. Food…
- World
12 US states sue to expand access to abortion pill
Washington: A total of 12 states in the US have launched a lawsuit saying that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hampering access to a popular abortion pill, the media reported.…
- India
CDSCO suspends manufacturing of eye drops linked to 55 adverse events in US
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has suspended the manufacturing of eye drops and initiated its probe after the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allegedly linked 55…
- World
US approves COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 5 yrs
The United States government has announced COVID-19 vaccination for children aged between 6 months to 5 years of age. The shots will be available next week, that is June 26. President Joe…
- World
US FDA advisors meet to discuss COVID-19 vax for kids under 5
Washington: Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met to discuss amending emergency use authorizations (EUA) for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five.…
- Hyderabad
Aurobindo Pharma’s Hyderabad unit receives warning letter from USFDA
Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma has received a warning letter from the US Health Regulator for its Hyderabad based Unit I, which is an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing facility. The warning letter was…