Sarepta’s Duchenne Gene Therapy Does Not Have ‘Unambiguous Evidence,’ FDA Staff Says
Clinical studies to date “do not provide unambiguous evidence” for SRP-9001 (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), an investigational gene therapy for ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, FDA reviewers said in briefing documents released ahead of an advisory committee meeting. The agency also raised safety concerns about the possibility of administering an ineffective gene therapy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is […]
COVID Risk Up to 50% Higher for Nursing Home Residents Behind on Vaccination
Nursing home residents who were not up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines had a 30% to 50% higher risk of getting infected compared with those who were up to date, CDC researchers said. From Oct. 10, 2022 to Jan. 8, 2023, weekly COVID incidence rates ranged from 7.2 to 15.6 per 1,000 nursing home […]
Date Rape Drug: List, Symptoms, and Side Effects
Things to know about date rape drugs* Someone may spike your drink with a date rape drug without you knowing. *Date rape facts medical author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Date rape drugs are drugs used to assist in a sexual assault, which is any type of sexual activity a person does not agree to. […]
People with low BMI aren’t more active, they are just less hungry and ‘run hotter’
To date most research on obesity has focused on studying those with a high body mass index (BMI), but a research group in China is taking a different approach. In a study published July 14 in the journal Cell Metabolism, the scientists looked at individuals with a very low BMI. Their findings reveal that these […]
Frozen eggs more efficient option than IVF for women starting families later
The largest U.S. report of elective fertility preservation outcomes to date found that 70 percent of women who froze eggs when they were younger than 38 — and thawed at least 20 eggs at a later date — had a baby. Led by experts at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the NYU Langone Fertility […]
‘Every Guideline We Write Is Out of Date’: What We Heard This Week
“Every guideline we write is out of date a few days after it’s published.” — Milton Packer, MD, of Baylor University Medical Center, on how the European Society of Cardiology guidelines for heart failure treatment will need to be revised with the release of the EMPEROR-Preserved study. “Putting yourself at risk of dying to have […]
I Was On A Perfect Date Until His Comment About My Face Caused Everything To Unravel
My first date with Jordan was moving along seamlessly when out of nowhere he made a strange joke about my appearance. “Wow, good thing you don’t have anything in your teeth,” he said while I was busy laughing, “because your teeth stick out so much it’s like, ‘Whoa.’” He imitated what I apparently looked like […]