Moderna pauses its RSV vaccine trial for children

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Washington – A pediatric vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),a highly contagious, common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs, is on hold, per US Food and Drug Administration`s instructions. An FDA document shows that a phase 1 trial of two experimental Moderna RSV vaccines in infants aged five to eight months was paused in July as five …

Ketamine effectively treats severe depression clinical trial

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Australia – A new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry says more than one in five patients with treatment-resistant depression saw severe depression symptoms disappear after receiving ketamine injections in a clinical trial, while one third reported their symptoms improved by at least 50 per cent. Lead author Colleen Loo said in a news release: “We found that …