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FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

Loading the player… U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem. The Food and Drug Administration announced the new warning, flagging reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an immune system… Read More »

J&J, AstraZeneca explore modifying Covid vaccines in response to rare blood clot issue

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2021/04/10: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vial and box seen at a vaccination site. Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are being administered throughout the state of Florida despite a small number of patients who have experienced adverse reactions, including blood clots. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)… Read More »

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases Announces FDA Approval of Ferriprox (deferiprone) for Treatment of Transfusional Iron Overload due to Sickle Cell Disease

May 1, 2021 Approval is based on demonstrated reduction in liver iron concentration Expanded indications for patients with sickle cell disease or other anemias, as well as thalassemia – BOSTON, May 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, a business unit of Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., an international research-focused healthcare Group (Chiesi Group), announced today… Read More »

Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report

The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases Risk Near You Who Can Get Vaccinated? Vaccine Rollout Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large… Read More »

Rare Set of 'Semi-Identical' Twins Identified in Australia

Print this page THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2019 — They are among the rarest types of human beings — so-called “semi-identical” twins. Now, doctors in Australia say they’ve identified the world’s second known set of these twins, born from an egg fertilized by two sperm. Semi-identical twins (sesquizygotic) are classed as a third type of twin,… Read More »