The President Signs the “Right to Try” Bill Into Law
According to a story from apnews.com, President Trump signed the "Right to Try" bill passed by Congress into law on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. During the signing ceremony, he was…
According to a story from apnews.com, President Trump signed the "Right to Try" bill passed by Congress into law on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018. During the signing ceremony, he was…
According to a story from the Daily Herald, Kevin Barnes, a man from Wauconda, Illinois, believes that his experience with esophageal cancer helped spur his own spiritual growth. This is…
According to an article from Globe Newswire, the company Shire plc recently presented new data in relation to recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH) and its relationship to hypoparathyroidism. This information…
After years of resistance from the previously dominant Republican party, Virginia lawmakers were successfully able to pass a measure expanding Medicaid to nearly 400,000 more Virginians, according to the Washington…
According to a story from Business Wire, the company CENTOGENE, which is dedicated to researching rare genetic disease, will be partnering with the biotech company Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. This partnership…
According to a story from pm360online.com, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has given Priority Review status to eltrombopag (marketed as Promacta) after impressive clinical trial results. Eltrombopag was…
According to a story from Telegraph & Argus, 56 year old Andrew Johnson is getting an innovative new procedure that is offered on the UK's NHS in order to relieve…
According to a story from news-medical.net, Mariona Graupera and Frances Viñals, along with Dr. Antoni Riera-Mestre, announced the completion of research that could lead to a new potential treatment for…
According to a story from news-medical.net, the results of a recent research trial demonstrate that the radiation therapy drug AZEDRA (ultratrace iobenguane I131) is an effective and safe treatment option…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Acceleron Pharma, Inc., recently announced that the Phase 2 trial for its proprietary, investigational product sotatercept. The medication is in development…
According to a story from CNN, substitute teacher Cynthia Tisdale was widely admired by her family and friends. Cynthia was murdered in the Santa Fe High School shooting on May…
According to a story from kait8.com, the company Harmony Biosciences, Inc., has recently announced that the U.S. FDA has given Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designations for its experimental therapy…
According to a story from apnews.com, sickle cell disease gets very little research or funding despite that fact that about 100,000 people in the U.S. are affected by it. The…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, chronic fatigue syndrome is one of the most poorly understood diseases. Although the name chronic fatigue syndrome seems to merely suggest that patients…
According to a story from Worldpharmanews, a PARP inhibitor drug that is commonly used to treat ovarian cancer for patients with BRCA gene mutations could also be effective against pancreatic…
According to a story from Ovarian Cancer News, a recent study has allowed scientists to determine why some people appear to be resistant to poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors.…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a recent study has revealed that an ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could help patients with cystic fibrosis. The study was conducted by researchers…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the pharmaceutical company BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as issued approval for their product pegvaliase-pqpz, which…
According to a story from ktvq.com, Susan Henderson of Bozeman used to revel in painting vast, impressive canvases and teaching art classes geared towards children. Unfortunately, her diagnosis of chronic…
According to a story from polygon.com, Microsoft has developed a new Xbox Adaptive Controller that is tailored towards players that have reduced use of their hands and fingers. While there…
According to a story from inhomelandsecurity.com, military veterans are roughly twice as likely to get amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a lethal degenerative disease that kills in as little as two…
According to a story from the Washington Post, an outbreak of Nipah virus has claimed a total of ten lives so far in south India. Medical teams are starting to…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, the drug adalimumab (marketed as Humira), did not have a noticeable effect on aortic inflammation in patients with psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. Humira…
According to a story from Business Wire, the gene therapy company Myonexus Therapeutics announced that the U.S. FDA has given Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for its gene therapy candidate MYO-101.…
According to a story from Cardiovascular Business, The FH Foundation, which is a frontrunning patient advocacy and research organization for familial hypercholesterolemia, recently announced that it has begun enrollment for…