The Yale-educated physician joined the company in 2020 to help people find credible health information online and answer common questions that users ask on the platform
Emblaveo has been developed by Pfizer and AbbVie, with the help of the EU and the United States, and is effective against some multidrug-resistant infections that have been untreatable until now
Karuna’s top asset is KarXT, an experimental antipsychotic with a promising novel mechanism. It’s currently being reviewed by the USFDA for treatment of schizophrenia in adults
It’s also been increasingly difficult for medical providers to get benzathine penicillin injections — the main medical weapon against congenital syphilis — because of supply shortages
The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination
Experts say the damaged plant could lead to a supply disruption while Pfizer figures out next steps. Those could include shifting production to another location