Covid Potential for Brain Damage, According to Scientists
A study conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL) reported 43 cases of patients diagnosed with Covid experiencing temporary brain damage. The scientists warned that new evidence suggests potential issues of severe neurological complications, like...
Over 200 Scientists Claim Covid Is Airborne According to NYT
239 scientists from 32 countries have submitted an open letter with mounting evidence to the WHO that the Covid can be spread through the air. The WHO has stated that only after medical procedures that produce aerosols, or droplets smaller than 5 microns is the virus...
A Quicker Transition to Digitalizing Healthcare in the European Union
European Union Nations agree to accelerate their digital transformation as an ‘essential component of the EU’s response to the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.’ The impact of Covid on the European Union’s diverse healthcare systems has led EU...
Early Potential in Human Trials for Covid Vaccine
BioNTech, and Pfizer have partnered to produce one of the 17 Covid vaccines currently in development. The vaccine has shown promising early-stage human trials among 24 participants, alongside other pharmaceutical companies like Moderna, Inovio Pharmaceuticals,...
Gilead Sets Price for Covid Treatment Remdesivir
Gilead Sciences, the biotech company based out of California that created one of the first original treatments for Covid, has set the price for remdesivir between $2,340 and $3,120 for a typical course treatment. While remdesivir has still yet to prove to reduce...
Covid Infection Rates Could Be 10 Times Higher Than Reports Show
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported last night (6/24) that the actual number of patients in the United States infected with Covid could potentially be ten times higher. The estimate comes from a serology test that is used to determine if an individual has...
Clinical Trials in Latin America: Digging in for Long Term Growth
With so many cultures, populations, and regulatory variability in Latin America (LATAM), pinning it down to a specific cultural or business practice can be a more sophisticated process than it is in other regions. For clinical trials, Latin America is a hotbed of...
Gilead More than Doubles Original Courses Expectation for Remdesivir to Fight Covid
Gilead announced today (6/22) that its expectation for supply of remdesivir to fight Covid increased from 1 million to exceed 2 million by the end of 2020. Remdesivir is on the forefront of fighting the pandemic, helping shorten the length of hospital recovery times...
The Doctor Will See You Now: Delivering Telehealth Solutions Across Language Barriers
As a global crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has called on interpreters and translators to step forward and contribute their linguistic expertise to worldwide aid efforts on numerous fronts, including telehealth. As well as supporting clinical trials, the past several...
Dexamethasone and COVID-19: The Breakthrough Steroid Saving Severely Ill Patients
Dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid used to reduce inflammation for patients afflicted with arthritis, asthma, some skin conditions, and more, has been recognized as a breakthrough treatment from severely ill COVID-19 patients. When in use, it has shown to...
Medical Writing: Authoring a Clinical Study Protocol – II
Dr. Nimita Limaye returns to continue answering our guest audience questions in regards to medical writing and authoring a clinical study protocol! This week, she explains the importance of protocol synopsis and ensuring the completeness of the protocol, as well as...
The Need for Culturally Sensitive Medical Interpreters During Covid
Medical interpreters play several important roles in a clinical setting where multiple languages are spoken. Beyond real-time translation, medical interpreters are culturally aware and can communicate important concepts, as well as extract crucial information...
Johnson & Johnson to Begin Human Trials of Covid Vaccine in July
Johnson & Johnson announced today (6/10) that they will be initiating human trials in the second half of July for the Covid vaccine. The trials are expected to last over the course of two months in both the United States as well as Belgium, and will be...
WHO Prequalifies Rituximab Biosimilar for Cancer Treatment
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified a biosimilar of version of rituximab, which is used to treat certain cancers and autoimmune diseases, created by Celltrion. This drug therapy is the second to achieve prequalification status under the...
Key Factors Driving Medical Writing Outsourcing Strategy – II
CSOFT Health Sciences SVP Dr. Nimita Limaye joins us once again to continue her interview on Key Factors Driving Medical Writing Outsourcing Strategy. This time, she focuses on the importance of alignment in terms of business operations, business models and...
Interviewing Dr. George King, Chief Scientific Officer and the Founder / Director of Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI) at the Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School
CSOFT Health Sciences is interviewing Dr. George King, MD at Harvard Medical School’s Joslin Diabetes Center. As the Chief Scientific Officer, a Senior Vice President, and the Founder and Director of the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI), Dr. King is well...
FDA Releases MyStudies App for Patient Informed Consent
The FDA released the app FDA MyStudies, which can be found in app stores as COVID MyStudies, for patients to provide informed consent for traditional clinical trials, real-world trials, observational studies, and registries. The app is free, as...
The United States Grants $628 Million Contract with Emergent for Covid
Due to the Covid pandemic, The Department of Health and Human Services granted Emergent BioSolutions a $628 million contract under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a U.S. federal agency that funds disease-fighting technology in...
FDA Releases Guidance on Formal Meetings Amid Covid Crisis
The FDA announced on Wednesday (5/27) new guidelines via a Q&A format for how Covid is impacting formal meetings, effective immediately. The guidance outlines that all meetings with the FDA will be held remotely, either through teleconference or video conference....
Interviewing CSOFT Health Sciences Strategy Advisor, VP Region Head Medical Amgen, Professor Victoria Elegant
CSOFT Health Sciences and Professor Victoria Elegant convened for another conversation after interviewing her for Women’s day (here). She has been actively involved in managing the COVID-19 pandemic situation with her staff. She recently was a panelist on a MAPS...