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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Recent Milestones

DEVON, PA — Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNE), the leader in innovative pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for rare and near-rare neuropsychiatric disorders, provided an update on its Fragile X syndrome …

FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss COVID-19 Vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that a public meeting of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will be held on Oct. 22, 2020, to discuss the general matter …

Government / Infectious Diseases / National

VA Announces New Clinical Trial for Veterans with COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced a new clinical trial to study convalescent plasma for treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients as part of a larger effort …

Government / Health / Medical / National

FDA Warns Consumers About Hand Sanitizer Packaged in Food and Drink Containers

SILVER SPRING, MD — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are being packaged in containers that may appear as food or drinks …

Government / Health / Medical / National

FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma as Potential Promising COVID–19 Treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients as part of the …

Government / Health / Medical / National

FDA and CDC Use Technological Advancements to Investigate Multistate Outbreak of Cyclospora Illnesses Linked to Bagged Salads

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently provided an update on the status of the investigation of Cyclospora cayetanensis illnesses tied to the consumption of bagged salads.