The Scottish Medicines Consortium, a committee that advises NHS Scotland on what medicines they should provide, has accepted four new drugs for use. These are gemtuzumab ozogamicin for acute myeloid…
Getting access to medication can be a difficult and demanding process for patients. There are often a number of hoops to jump through, papers to sign, tests to go through…
According to a story from MD Magazine, researchers are using real-world studies, outside of the controls found in the clinical setting, to trace the impacts of multiple recently approved therapies…
My name is Lauren. I’m 24 years old and I’m an ICU nurse from Texas. Last May, I was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST).…
According to a story from Compelo, the medical technology company LivaNova is kicking off an international trial that will assess the use of autonomic regulation therapy as a treatment for…
According to a report by the Canberra Times, a new clinical trial will present free genetic testing to ten thousand people. Each of these people is a potential parent. The…
According to a story from The Examiner, Sarah Nauser-Olsen was at a great place in her life: she had a stable job as a police officer and was also well…
Ebony.com featured a story this September of a young middle school girl named Kennedy Cooper who has sickle cell disease (SCD). Sickle cell diseases are inherited disorders that affect the…
According to a story from Disability Today, Gary Campbell was just 30 years old, but his severe multiple sclerosis made him feel like someone who was three times older. His…
Biogen Inc. has provided updates on their research into Spinraza® (nusinersen) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy. At the moment, Sprinraza is the only approved treatment for the condition. Data from…
Researchers have succeeded in editing genes to prevent a metabolic disorder called hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT1) in animals while they are still in the womb. The team, who are…
Facebook has been making changes to how content will be shared on people’s newsfeeds. These are designed to help users connect more with friends and family, and limit the number…
According to a story from Reuters, a recent study found that mild exercise, such as walking, can significantly reduce the risk of heart failure in older, postmenopausal women. This large…
According to a story from Xcomony, the tech startup Glympse Bio has been developing a sensor technology that it claims will allow doctors to detect a variety of diseases earlier…
According to a story from prnewswire.co.uk, the biopharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics recently announced the release of initial data from the first drug registry for its product Translarna (ataluren). This registry…
According to a story from MedicalXpress, a group of international scientists spearheaded by researchers at the University of Colorado have managed to identify certain genetic mutations that are connected to…
According to a story from the Toronto Sun, the Canadian Agency for Drug and Technologies in Health (CADTH) recently announced that it would not be recommending the funding of the…
A team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Canada is working to find a treatment for nephropathic cystinosis, a rare genetic disorder that affects…
According to a report by biopharmadive.com, Pfizer announced they will be dropping support for an experimental Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment. The company intends to see if the treatment may be…
In order to improve the lives of patients for any illness, we all know research is an essential step. We also know that the most accurate research is derived from…
The Noah’s Ark Foundation For Sickle Cell, an NGO based in Lagos, Nigeria, is working to support people with sickle cell disease. In a recent interview with the Nigerian Tribune,…
According to a report by CTV News, a number of clinics across Canada are offering an unproven treatment. These treatments focus on expensive and unverified stem cell therapies. The treatments…
According to a story from marketscreener.com, the drug development startup Endocyte has recently reached $1.5 billion in total value. This biopharmaceutical company has been focused on developing therapies for two…
A recent study conducted by PLOS Biology has revealed the importance of Active-DHA in the brain, particularly as it is still developing. This could mean big things in terms of…
According to a story from CNN, a rare disease called acute flaccid myelitis has been cropping up in Minnesota lately, and six kids have been diagnosed with the illness since…
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