Courtesy of Gilead Gilead Science’s Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir) has received government approval for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, meaning some patients will not have to deal with the severe side effects of the injected drug interferon. U.S. regulators on Friday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s Sovaldi, also known as sofosbuvir, as a potential cure for chronic infection with the liver-destroying hepatitis ...
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Princeton Univ. will offer students drug not yet approved in U.S. to try and stop meningitis spread
© Eduardo Munoz / Reuters/REUTERS People walk around the Princeton University campus in New Jersey. A meningitis vaccine approved for use in Europe and Australia but not in the United States can be imported to try to stop an outbreak of the disease at Princeton University in New Jersey, federal health officials said. PRINCETON, N.J.— Princeton University officials decided Monday ...
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