Since 1996 WHN is the second oldest medical website on the net, second only to the American Medical Association, servicing over 35,000 physicians and scientists worldwide.

Non-Profit Trusted Source of Non-Commercial Health Information

FDA Now Approves Expanded Plasma Treatment After Halt

FDA Now Approves Expanded Plasma Treatment After Halt

Just days after putting a halt on the expanded emergency use of plasma to treat COVID-19 patients due to efficacy concerns and the data behind it cited by Dr. Fauci, Dr. Lane and Dr. Collins, prompting a stronger review of the available data, the FDA has now given the emergency use approval for the expanded …

Read more

FDA Authorizes 2nd Blood Filtering Device For COVID-19

FDA Authorizes 2nd Blood Filtering Device For COVID-19

An emergency authorization was issued to Terumo BCT’s blood filtering device for COVID-19, and the agency has just done the same for CytoSorbent’s system; both are designed to filter out immune system proteins that fuel the cytokine storm reaction that is associated with the disease.  “We continue to work across all sectors to expedite the …

Read more