Tag: Clinical Trials

Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds

The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which has surged in popularity as an alternative treatment for Covid-19 despite a lack…

Moderna to Seek Authorization of Its Coronavirus Vaccine for Young Children

WASHINGTON — Moderna said on Wednesday that it would seek emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine for children…

F.D.A. Delays Review of Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine for Children Under 5

Norman W. Baylor, a former director of the F.D.A.’s vaccines office, said the agency had been “reactionary” on…

FDA Panel Rejects Lilly’s Cancer Drug Tested Only in China

The agency has long had strict rules about approving drugs that were tested solely overseas, requiring that the…

A Cancer Treatment Makes Leukemia Vanish, but Creates More Mysteries

After the CD8 cells did their job, they remained in the blood but, unexpectedly, they turned into CD4…

How The mRNA Vaccines Were Made: Halting Progress and Happy Accidents

“I said, ‘I am an RNA scientist. I can do anything with RNA,’” Dr. Karikó recalled telling Dr.…