Breakthrough Drug Discovered For Asthma And COPD Treatment by Pooja Shete on January 9, 2021 at 1:22 PM
Even though progress has been made in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), poorly controlled symptoms for these respiratory diseases can lead to severe shortness of breath, hospitalizations or even death.
The study conducted at the University Of South Florida Morsani College Of Medicine is published in the journal
ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science.
Stephen Liggett, MD, vice dean for research at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and a USF Health professor of medicine, molecular pharmacology and physiology, and biomedical engineering said,
OncoSec Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 2 Trial of TAVO™ Plus OPDIVO® as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Melanoma
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PENNINGTON, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ OncoSec Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ:ONCS) (the Company or OncoSec ) today announced the first patient was dosed in OMS-104, an investigator-initiated Phase 2 trial evaluating TAVO™ (tavokinogene telseplasmid), the Company s intratumoral DNA plasmid-based interleukin-12 (IL-12) therapy administered using its gene delivery platform (gene electrotransfer), in combination with the anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor OPDIVO
® (nivolumab) as a neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgery in patients with operable, locally or regionally advanced melanoma. The trial is designed to evaluate if the addition of TAVO can improve clinical outcomes already observed when using nivolumab alone as a neoadjuvant therapy.
In US, Indian doctors become face of pro-vaccine, social media push
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Even as concerns about the effectiveness and complications resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine makes a section of Indians skeptical about taking the vaccine, a few Indian-origin nurses and doctors have become the face of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the US.
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Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease doctor at the Medical University of South Carolina, posted updates on Twitter about how she was feeling after she got her shot.
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 24, 2020)Even as concerns about the effectiveness and complications resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine makes a section of Indians skeptical about taking the vaccine, a few Indian-origin nurses and doctors have become the face of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in the US.
The $900 billion stimulus is better late than never | Editorial
This deal could have been done a long time ago, but at least it can help Americans in need now.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen at night after negotiators sealed a deal for COVID relief on Sunday. [ JOSE LUIS MAGANA | AP ]
This article represents the opinion of the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board.
Published Dec. 21, 2020
Updated Dec. 22, 2020
It may be too little, but itâs not too late. The $900 billion stimulus package that Congress passed late Monday night will help tide countless families over during the holidays and inject much-needed cash into the economy. Although this same deal could have been done weeks, if not months, ago, itâs better late than never.