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FDA Sets PDUFA Date on Aducanumab for Alzheimer Disease
August 7th 2020
Investigators found a 22% reduction in clinical decline at the 78-week cutoff in the intent to treat population in EMERGE who received high-dose aducanumab, with a similar reduction seen in the opportunity to complete population.
DOACs in Obese Patients Show Similar VTE Recurrence Rates to Non-Obese Patients
August 7th 2020
The study paves the way for prospective multi-institutional randomized control trials to further re-enforce the safe use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with obesity.
Tezepelumab Helps Reduce Severe Asthma Exacerbations
August 7th 2020
In a study presented at ATS 2020, investigators test 3 different dosing regimens of tezepelumab in asthma patients with both high and low levels of IL-5 and IL-13.
Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Severity
August 7th 2020
An analysis of chest X-rays suggests people of color are more likely to have increased disease severity.
The 4 Mistakes Made by the US in COVID-19 Response
August 7th 2020
A famed virologist weighs in on the country's earliest shortcomings—and how they can still be resolved today.
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