AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoHepatitis B: The FDA approved bepirovirsen, the first antisense therapy for chronic hepatitis B. In trials, some patients achieved a functional cure after a six-month course, offering a new option for a disease affecting more than 240 million people worldwide. Ebola Response: Kenya says all eight surviving patients are stable and improving, with 134 of 135 contacts traced. A Nigerian health professor warned that severe staffing shortages could hamper the response. Women’s Health: A review linked hormone therapy in postmenopausal women to more frequent migraines, but not more severe attacks; researchers caution the association may not be caused by treatment. Mental Health: A free online program reduced depression relapse risk by double digits among expectant and new mothers with a history of depression, offering a potential alternative for those facing barriers to therapy. Alzheimer’s Research: The FDA granted Fast Track status to an experimental vaccine designed to prevent Alzheimer’s in people with early biological signs of the disease; it remains under investigation.
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