MPR Weekly Dose

Remdesivir is submitted; New opioid approved by FDA; A new Spinal Muscular Atrophy treatment; A sublingual epinephrine treatment; and the latest on Biogen's investigational Alzheimer disease treatmen...

14 Aug 20209min

This week there's more COVID vaccine developments; A first-of-its-kind trial assessing a drug for preventing COVID in long term care facilities; A cannabidiol treatment gains another indication; Depre...

7 Aug 20208min

It's been an important week with big developments in potential COVID-19 vaccines; News on how steroid therapy may help some COVID patients; There's results from the Actemra trial in COVID pneumonia pa...

31 Jul 202010min

This week: The government makes a $1.95 billion deal for a COVID-19 vaccine; Promising data from the Oxford vaccine trial; The CDC retakes control of COVID-19 data; Novel calcineurin inhibitor for lup...

24 Jul 20207min

This week; Significant moves in COVID-19 vaccine development; Research finds a link between PPI use and increased risk of COVID-19; We look at remdesivir's efficacy in severe COVID-19 cases; And sever...

17 Jul 20207min

The discontinuation of a trial investigating a potential COVID-19 treatment; A safety alert for toxic hand sanitizers; Vaccine guidance in the time of the pandemic; And new treatments in HIV and myelo...

9 Jul 20207min

This week on the Pod: The FDA issues guidance for COVID-19 vaccine development; Accuracy in COVID-19 antibody testing; How statins may improve outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients; and in non-C...

2 Jul 202010min

This week on the Pod: Over-the-counter med recalls; a nasal spray approved for diabetic gastroparesis; reports of an uptick in penicillin-, ciprofloxacin-resistant meningococci; and in pandemic-relate...

26 Jun 20208min