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Xolair? Oh, Air!

Welcome back friends, today we will be discussing an FDA approved monoclonal antibody drug for asthma called omalizumab, or xolair. Now what is a “monoclonal antibody drug” and what does it do? Monoclonal antibodies are made by clones of immune cells and are only able to bind to one type of antigen. These antibodies are…

Will There Be An End To Ebola?

When I hear the word ‘Ebola,’ I immediately think back to the year 2014 when the disease spread like wildfire throughout West Africa. I remember news spreading about the outbreak and everyone being scared of the disease being brought to the United States, but since then, I hadn’t really heard anything about it. Recently, however,…


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