FDA Approves Wider Use Visudyne
QLT, Inc. and Ciba Vision Corporation have been given priority-review status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their application to expand therapy involving their blindness drug Visudyne to treatment of a range of eye diseases. Among other things, the companies are seeking permission to use Visudyne to treat certain conditions that can cause blindness in younger people. Currently, the two companies have US marketing approval for its use to treat only certain forms of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 50 years old. For more information, visit www.fda.org.
Beyond the Surface: Rethinking Environmental Hygiene Validation at Exchange25
June 30th 2025Environmental hygiene is about more than just shiny surfaces. At Exchange25, infection prevention experts urged the field to look deeper, rethink blame, and validate cleaning efforts across the entire care environment, not just EVS tasks.
A Controversial Reboot: New Vaccine Panel Faces Scrutiny, Support, and Sharp Divides
June 26th 2025As the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for the first time under sweeping changes by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the national spotlight turned to the panel’s legitimacy, vaccine guidance, and whether science or ideology would steer public health policy in a polarized era.
Getting Down and Dirty With PPE: Presentations at HSPA by Jill Holdsworth and Katie Belski
June 26th 2025In the heart of the hospital, decontamination technicians tackle one of health care’s dirtiest—and most vital—jobs. At HSPA 2025, 6 packed workshops led by experts Jill Holdsworth and Katie Belski spotlighted the crucial, often-overlooked art of PPE removal. The message was clear: proper doffing saves lives, starting with your own.
