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[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antiviral treatment for influenza. The agency on Wednesday approved Genentech's drug Xofluza, which can be taken in a single oral dose …

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new flu drug and health professionals are delighted. Why? Because the drug, called Xofluza, is the first and only oral drug at …

[ad_1] the Xofluza approved by the FDA (baloxavir marboxil), a first class acid polymerase endonuclease inhibitor, just in time for the start of the influenza season. Baloxavir is approved to treat uncomplicated …

[ad_1] Xofluza is unusual in that it is taken in a single dose. It is intended for people 12 years of age and older who have had flu symptoms for less than …

[ad_1] In a boon to everyone who dreads suffering through the flu, the FDA has just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) is a fast-acting treatment …

[ad_1] De Lena H. Sun | Washington Post In the United States, fewer than 4 in 10 adults were vaccinated against influenza last winter, the lowest rate in seven seasons and one …

[ad_1] A doctor vaccinates a patient as part of the start of the seasonal influenza vaccination campaign in Nice, France October 24, 2018. REUTERS / Eric Gaillard (Eric Gaillard / Reuters) Fewer …

[ad_1] Our arsenal in the never-ending, shifting and ever-changing battle against the flu virus has just increased slightly. The Food & Drug Administration has just announced that it has approved the aptly …

[ad_1] Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, University Medical Center of Columbia published 4:02 PDT, Thursday, October 25, 2018 (The Conversation is an independent, non-profit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) …

[ad_1] (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Columbia University Medical Center (THE CONVERSATION) If you do nothing else …