Posts Tagged ‘Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’
Breakthrough Gives Hope to People Suffering from COPD
FDA Approves Zephyr Endobronchial Valve for Treating COPD Emphysema In June, 2018, the Pulmonx Corporation announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve for treating patients with emphysema, which is an incurable life-threatening type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Zephyr Valve Trial A new lung treatment…
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Shingrix new Shingles Vaccine The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that a new more effective shingles vaccine is now available called Shingrix that was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2017. The CDC recommends that healthy people over the age of 50 get the vaccine. It is given in two…
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