Tag: Clinical Trials
Officials Wrestle With Whether to Allow New Monkeypox Vaccination Strategy
WASHINGTON — It sounded like a simple solution to the shortage of monkeypox vaccine: Merely by changing the…
Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Help Another Condition, Study Finds
The idea made so much sense it was almost unquestioningly accepted: Vitamin D pills can protect bones from…
Covid-19 Vaccines Temporarily Changed Menstrual Cycles, Study Shows
Nearly half of the participants of a recent study who were menstruating regularly at the time of the…
Cancer Drug Greatly Reduces Deaths in Hospitalized Covid Patients
An experimental drug initially developed to fight cancer cut the risk of death for people hospitalized with Covid…
Are Covid Vaccines That Defend Against Omicron Variants Too Late?
Roseann Renouf, 77, has grown tired of the current generation of coronavirus shots. Having “never been one for…
After Six-Decade Hiatus, Experimental Psychedelic Therapy Returns to the V.A.
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently began offering psychedelic substances to patients as a part of clinical trials,…
Trial of New Alzheimer’s Drug Reports Disappointing Results
A closely watched clinical trial of a potential Alzheimer’s drug failed to prevent or slow cognitive decline, another…
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines for Youngest Children
WASHINGTON — The only Americans still not eligible for coronavirus vaccines — babies, toddlers and preschoolers — appear…
Small Study on Rectal Cancer Results in Remission in Every Patient
It was a small trial, just 18 rectal cancer patients, every one of whom took the same drug.But…
Doctors Transplant Ear of Human Cells, Made by 3-D Printer
The patient, who is from Mexico, was born with microtia, a rare birth defect that causes the auricle,…
Moderna Vaccine Provokes Strong Immune Response in Children 6 to 11
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine elicits a strong immune response in children aged 6 to 11, researchers reported on Wednesday…
Moderna Says Trial Suggests Redesigned Vaccines Protect Against Variants
Moderna announced preliminary results Tuesday from its study of a coronavirus vaccine intended to protect against variants, saying…