Winway Health Desk
Merck drops out of the Covid-19 vaccine race after subpar data
Merck is pulling out of the Covid-19 vaccine race.
The New Jersey-based drugmaker announced today it is putting a stop to the development of its...
Dr Fauci: We won’t be able to crush Covid-19 like smallpox...
Dr. Anthony Fauci received the 2021 Luminary Award from the Precision Medicine World Congress on Monday.
Vaccine hesitancy and a slow rollout is a...
FDA Approves Lupkynis (voclosporin) for Adult Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis
FDA Approves Lupkynis (voclosporin) for Adult Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis
VICTORIA, British Columbia & ROCKVILLE, Md.-- January 22, 2021 -- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. today...
Startup targets orphan kidney disease with former Merck drug
Backed by $80 million in Series C funding, Vera Therapeutics is targeting a chronic kidney disease with its first drug candidate, atacicept, a product...
Aurinia snags FDA approval for lupus nephritis med Lupkynis, its first...
Aurinia has nabbed its first FDA approval with an OK for Lupkynis (voclosporin) to treat lupus nephritis, or kidney inflammation caused by systemic lupus erythematosus. And...
How Biden will restore the ACA: 4 potential changes
With the presidency, Senate and House all under the control of the Democrats, the Affordable Care Act is in the safest position it’s been...
Myovant leans on new partner Pfizer as it dives into first...
Myovant Sciences is sporting a new look for 2021: first drug launch, new CEO and a big-time partnership with Pfizer.
The U.K. company's prostate cancer...
Hillrom to buy cardiac monitoring company Bardy Diagnostics for $375M
In another deal for cardiac monitoring, Hillrom (NYSE: HRC) will buy Seattle-based startup Bardy Diagnostics for $375 million. The company, which was founded in...
Pfizer’s 6-dose-per-vial OK boosts its supply numbers. The catch? Special syringes...
When pharmacists discovered a sixth dose could be pulled from vials of Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine, rather than the original five, it looked like...
Managing medications during Covid-19: A team effort in transitional care
Metoprolol (muh•tow•pruh•laal). Eszopiclone (es•zoe•pik•lone). Hydrochlorothiazide (hy•dro•klor•oh•thi•a•zide). Amitriptyline (a•muh•trip•tuh•leen). Canagliflozin (kan•a•gli•floe•zin).
Are you able to recognize or pronounce any of these commonly prescribed medications? If...
