The single-shot drug Nirsevimab, which can prevent the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in infants, is short in supply. The Children’s Hospital Association says this will limit its impact this respiratory disease season. This drug, marketed as Beyfortus, cuts the risk of RSV-related hospitalization in infants by about 80% and, though supply constraints mean vulnerable infants are the priority, demand exceeds supply. The manufacturer AstraZeneca apparently underestimated the demand for the drug, despite its potential to prevent RSV.
Y chromosome loss creates hidden cancer vulnerability in men
A study initiated by a University of Arizona Cancer Center physician-scientist Dr. Dan Theodorescu revealed that the loss of the Y chromosome in men’s body
