by Linda A. Johnson This Oct. 14, 2015 file photo shows the Food & Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. On Friday, July 16, 2021, U.S. regulators have approved a new pneumonia vaccine from Merck, more than a month after OK’ing an improved version of rival Pfizer’s shot. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik U.S. regulators...
A popular drug used to treat stomach and esophagus problems, such as acid reflux, has been found to be safe to use, even long term. A clinical trial involving more than 17,500 people worldwide found that pantoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), was safeto use throughout a three-year study. An article about the research was published by the medical...
Scientists from the University at Buffalo and New York University’s Langone Medical Center have developed a new vaccine that targets pneumococcal disease A new vaccine targeting dozens of new strains of pneumonia could potentially save “hundreds of thousands of lives” according to researchers. Early studies show the new vaccine effectively protects against a variety of...
