Tag: clinical research

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa approved on Thursday the beginning of clinical trials in the country for a new COVID vaccine developed by Canada’s Medicago R&D Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Anvisa said in a statement. Anvisa said the companies were authorized to conduct phase 3 trials in the country. The companies are

A 2.4-mg weekly injection of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide led to a clinically meaningful 5% loss in weight for roughly two thirds of patients with both overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers report. These findings from the Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People With Obesity 2 (STEP 2) trial, one of four phase