An open letter to PLoS One
…one in a series of papers highlighting results from the PACE study, the largest trial of treatments for the illness, also known as ME/CFS. Psychologist James Coyne has been seeking…
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A new drug for influenza
…approved by the FDA? Xofluza underwent randomized, double-blind controlled phase 2 and 3 clinical trials to determine dosage and to test efficacy compared with an existing drug, oseltamivir. Patients with…
Heterologous Vaccine Regimens Might be Better
…trial where each participant was randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. Randomizing trial participants eliminates unwanted effects that have nothing to do with the variables being…
Pills for COVID-19
…to block SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets. Interim results in 775 patients of a phase 3 clinical trial with molnupiravir show that the drug reduced hospitalization or death about 50% compared…
TWiV 52: Scott Hammer, MD on AIDS vaccines
…how they are tested in clinical trials. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV052.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #52 (51 MB .mp3, 71 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV in…
1977 H1N1 influenza virus is not relevant to the gain of function debate
…accident, deliberate release, or a vaccine trial. Rozo and Gronvall have re-examined the available evidence for the origin of the 1977 H1N1 virus. While there is ample documentation of the…