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Editorial: Needed action on menthol cigarette ban

Three generations of LaTrisha Vetaw's family have smoked menthol cigarettes. It might even be four, since Vetaw knows that her great-grandfather smoked but isn't sure what brand he lit up.

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Lilly-Incyte Snag FDA Nod For Patchy Hair Loss Treatment — Smaller Rival's Stock Shoots Up In Sympathy

Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes patchy hair loss, now has a new treatment that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Benzinga

Editorial: The FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes

Take a deep breath, America. We’ve made serious progress against cigarette smoking. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of adults were smokers in 2000. By 2020, the rate had fallen to 12.5%. Teen use of traditional cigarettes has plummeted from 22.5% in 2002 to 6%…

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Alnylam's Stock Gains Following FDA Nod For hATTR Amyloidosis Candidate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ: ALNY) lead drug candidate AMVUTTRA (Vutrisiran) for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (hATTR) amyloidosis in adults.

Benzinga

Read Why Forma Therapeutics' Current Price Level Is 'Attractive Entry Point'

During the European Hematology Association (EHA) conference, Forma Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:FMTX) presented updated results from the 12-week open-label extension (OLE) of etavopivat's Phase 1 trial in sickle cell disease. Treatment with etavopivat 400mg QD elicited a >1g/dL hemoglobin (Hb) increase in 73% of the 15 patients and an average maximal Hb increase of…

Benzinga

Analysts Remain Bullish Despite Caribou's Allogeneic CAR-T Hit By Durability

Caribou Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CRBU) announced the presentation of additional initial clinical data from its ANTLER Phase 1 trial for CB-010 in relapsed or refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (r/r B-NHL). Following a single dose at the initial dose level of 40 million CAR-T cells, a 100% complete response (CR) rate (6 of 6…

Benzinga

Canada Approves Amylyx's ALS Drug; FDA To Consider Approval In September

The Canadian government has given its approval to AMX0035, a new drug from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Benzinga

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Novavax' Sees Conditional Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Booster In Australia As US FDA Delays Its Decision

The Australian regulatory authority has conditionally approved Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ:NVAX) Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine as a booster in individuals aged 18 and over. The provisional registration was based on data from Novavax's Phase 2 trial conducted in Australia, wherein a single booster dose of Nuvaxovid was administered to healthy adult participants approximately six months after…

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Why Lensar Shares Are Trading Higher Today

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to Lensar Inc's (NASDAQ:LNSR) next-generation ALLY Adaptive Cataract Treatment System (ALLY System). ALLY is the first FDA-cleared platform to enable cataract surgeons to complete the femtosecond-laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) procedure seamlessly in a single, sterile environment. The company plans to deliver the first ALLY Systems to surgeons in Q3…

Benzinga

What's Next For NRx Pharma As FDA Denies Breakthrough Therapy Tag For COVID-19 Therapy

The FDA has denied NRx Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:NRXP) Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) request for Zyesami (aviptadil). The request for BTD was submitted based on a post-hoc subgroup analysis of patients who, in addition to aviptadil or placebo, were also treated with Gilead Sciences Inc's (NASDAQ: GILD) remdesivir and whose respiratory failure due to critical COVID-19 continued…

Benzinga

The US baby formula shortage isn’t bad luck. It was completely preventable

Shortages of vital, life-preserving goods are routine in America – and they’re the product of bad policy

The Guardian - US

5 Biotech Stocks To Watch During The Week Of June 13

Biotech stocks continued to be under pressure in the past week amid broader market weakness, precipitated by economic worries. Company-specific developments also triggered downward moves. Here's a compilation of five stocks that should be on your radar in the week of June 13: 1. Novavax

Benzinga

The youngest Americans may finally get their COVID shots

Regulators will evaluate both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna shots this week.

Axios

Many baby formula plants weren't inspected because of COVID

U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020

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Pfizer COVID shot works, safe for youngest kids, FDA says

U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said that Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 shot was effective for kids ages 4 and under with no new safety concerns, in a report released ahead of a key meeting of FDA advisers later this week.

The Independent UK

US: Pfizer COVID-19 appears effective for kids under 5

A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination

ABC News

Why the world's still waiting for a dementia cure, and what we can do in the meantime

Many researchers agree that Alzheimer's disease actually starts decades before thinking and memory start to decline. What can we do about it?

Salon

The hard road for the Novavax vaccine

Novavax now in financial trouble after missing peak vaccinations

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Q&A: California lawmaker takes on insurance companies and gets personal about his health

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state Sen. Scott Wiener made a startling revelation at a spring legislative committee hearing: “I was in the hospital. I experienced the most intense abdominal pain that I could even imagine.”

Bangkok Post

Moderna shot 'works in kids 6 months and up'

Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine is effective in children and adolescents, with mostly mild to moderate side effects, the United States Food and Drug Administration staff said.

Tribune News Service

Moderna data show vaccine works in kids 6 months and up, FDA says

Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective in children and adolescents, with mostly mild to moderate side effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said.

Benzinga

Cybin Moves Forward With Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial For Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder

Cybin Inc.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Rubber stamps, pole cameras, and personal vendettas.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots

Next week brings a marathon of hearings as the U.S. decides whether to open COVID-19 vaccinations to kids under 5

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