November 18, 2020
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. After initial promising interim results on November 9, Pfizer and BioNTech today announced that their […]
November 18, 2020
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization […]
November 18, 2020
Boston Scientific said it is voluntarily recalling all unused inventory of the Lotus Edge transcatheter aortic valve replacement system effective immediately. In making the announcement today, […]
November 16, 2020
At its November meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza, Roche) for treatment and post-exposure […]
November 16, 2020
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine, in development to prevent COVID-19, yielded 94.5% efficacy […]
November 6, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiplatelet agent ticagrelor (Brilinta) to reduce the risk for stroke in patients with acute ischemic stroke […]
November 4, 2020
Medtronic is recalling Rashkind balloon septostomy catheters because of quality problems that may lead to the device breaking, separating, or failing during use, which could cause […]
November 4, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Boston Scientific’s Ranger drug-coated balloon (DCB) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease, the company announced Monday. […]
October 27, 2020
Hackers have accessed patient records at Finland’s largest private psychotherapy system, emailing some patients to pay up or face having their private medical records released online. […]