Japan’s health ministry approved a slew of new medicines on September 25 including multiple “first of its kind” products, among them being GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Arexvy as well as Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab).Arexvy became the first…
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The advance of cell therapy is one of the most exciting innovations in medical treatment in recent years. These drugs offer potential curative treatments for severe or previously fatal diseases. In this article, I will explain features and challenges in…
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