MPR Weekly Dose 76 - Bamlanivimab emergency use changes; Janssen vaccine facilities; Molnupiravir trial halted; New contraceptive approved; Ragweed pollen allergy treatment
The FDA revoke Emergency Use Authorization for bamlanivimab; Issues identified at a Janssen manufacturing facility; Merck halts trials for investigational COVID-19 therapy; A new contraceptive is appr...
23 Apr 202113min
MPR Weekly Dose 75 - Janssen vaccine on pause; Antibody therapy guidance; Remote mifepristone dispensing; Xolair self-administration; And a new AI colonoscopy system
The latest status on the Janssen vaccine; Updated guidance from the National Institutes of Health on COVID-19 antibody treatments; The FDA changes in-person mifepristone dispensing; Xolair prefilled s...
16 Apr 202111min
MPR Weekly Dose 74 - Updated travel guidance; Six month vaccine efficacy data; Increased Moderna doses per vial; New ADHD treatment; And a safety communication for lamotrigine
Back to regular programming this week with a summary of the top news, which includes updated travel guidance; Six month efficacy data for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines; Vial doses increased...
9 Apr 202111min
MPR Weekly Dose #73: Interview with Dr Joshua Barocas
With three FDA authorized vaccines being administered throughout the US, but new variants growing in number, we are at a crucial moment in the COVID-19 pandemic. To get a better understanding of ho...
30 Mar 202123min
MPR Weekly Dose 72 - Real world vaccine effectiveness; Two-dose completion data; Moderana pediatric trial; Results from tocilizumab plus remdesivir trial; Kimyrsa approved.
This week we have new study data on the real-world effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; The number of Americans who are completing both vaccine doses; A vaccine trial that has started in chil...
18 Mar 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 71 - Guidance for those fully vaccinated; A first in COVID-19 testing; Povidone Iodine and Bamlanivimab-Etesevimab examined; Delayed local vaccine reactions
This week it's all COVID related news; There's new CDC guidance for those who are vaccinated; A first over the counter test that doesn't require a prescription; Nasopharyngeal povidone iodine and the ...
12 Mar 202110min
MPR Weekly Dose 70 - Keytruda indication withdrawn; Janssen's single-shot vaccine gains EUA; Ivermectin assessed for mild COVID-19; FDA clears wearables
This week we have news of an indication for the cancer treatment, Keytruda, being withdrawn; Janssen's single dose vaccine gains Emergency Authorization; There's findings on the effectiveness of Iverm...
5 Mar 202111min
MPR Weekly Dose #69 - False and misleading pharma promo; Novel LDL-C therapy; Heart failure Tx expanded; Migraine device okay'd for teens.
An FDA warning over pharma company's promo material; Entresto's approval is expanded, There's approvals in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropath...
18 Feb 202111min
