A safety panel of the European drug regulator on January 14 recommended adding a rare spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Europe’s drug regulator on November 11 recommended adding a rare type of spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted for Priority Review Pfizer Inc.’s Biologics License Application for TicoVac, the company’s tick-borne encephalitis vaccine for active immunization to prevent TBE in individuals 1 year of age and older.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab) for the treatment of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.

A new medical device for treating scoliosis – curvature of the spine – received FDA approval, providing an alternative that both corrects the curve and maintains flexibility in the spine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Allergan plc’s supplemental biologics application for Botox for the treatment of pediatric patients (2 to 17 years of age) with upper limb spasticity.