FDA Approves GSK’s 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine
On Feb. 14, 2025, British pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GSK plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its 5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine PENMENVY for licensure and use in individuals aged 10 through 25 years. The vaccine targets five major serogroups of the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y), which […]
Argentina Will Follow U.S. and Exit the World Health Organization
On Feb. 5, 2025, Argentina announced that it would leave the World Health Organization (WHO), following the example of the United States after President Donald Trump announced in an Executive Order (EO) on Jan. 20, 2025 that the US would exit and stop supporting the global health agency.1 Similar to the reasons that Trump cited […]
Study Reveals Women at Higher Risk for Long COVID
A study published in JAMA Network Open on Jan. 22, 2025 revealed that women are at a much higher risk of developing long COVID. The study authors concluded that, while men tend to experience more severe symptoms and higher death rates from the acute phase of COVID-19, women are more likely to suffer from lasting […]
Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Age, COVID-19 and Vaccination on the Rise
Previous research has indicated that approximately 3 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation (AFib); however, a 2024 study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found that AFib is actually three times more prevalent in the U.S. […]
FDA Requires RSV Vaccine Labels to Include Guillain-Barré Syndrome Risk
On Jan. 7, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated and approved changes to the safety labeling for the Prescribing Information of two Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines: Abrysvo (manufactured by Pfizer)1 and Arexvy (manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals).2 This label change update is being required to inform both the public and health care […]
Medical Tourism Among Americans on the Rise
The number of people from the United States traveling abroad for medical care has surged in recent years. Although precise statistics are unavailable, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that millions of Americans now seek treatment in other countries.1 The phenomenon of medical tourism, where patients travel abroad for affordable or […]