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According to a story from Health News and Information, The National Eye Institute presented Juergen Naggert, Ph.D., with a grant in order to study genetically connected changes that occur in…
According to an article from Columbia University Medical Center, stress could increase the growth of pancreatic cancer by stimulating the release of hormones. A mouse model of the disease also…
According to a story from People.com, Gretchen Witt began selling cookies in order to raise money for cancer research after it seemed like her son Liam's battles with stage IV…
According to a story from Daily Echo, a theatre school principal is arranging a special performance in order to celebrate her survival of thyroid cancer at only thirty years old.…
New evidence suggests that home care agencies are not giving Medicare assistance to chronically ill people that legally qualify for it, according to an article from wuwf.org. Take the case…
According to a story from Bioportfolio, trials testing the treatment inclisiran are reaching their enrollment goals ahead of schedule. Inclisiran is currently being tested to reduce LDL-cholesterol in a variety…
According to a story from dailyhealthneeds.com, long term, regular use of protein pump inihibitors (PPI) can majorly increase the risk of contracting stomach cancer. PPIs are commonly used to treat…
According to an article from GlobeNewswire, new clinical evidence supports the use of gelpaglutide as a once-weekly treatment for short bowel syndrome. Zealand Pharma completed a Phase I clinical trial…
According to an article from FinancialBuzz, the pharmaceutical company Avadel announced that its product FT 218 has been granted orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as…
Last month, the pharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics announced the long awaited results of a study that measured lung function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) after they took eteplirsen,…
The Australian government has announced that almost that new treatments worth $300 million are being added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. This program provides subsidized medical treatments to citizens of…
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, many medical specialists are coming to the realization that the eligibility criteria for clinical trials should be reassessed. The problem is that…
According to a story from the Murray Valley Standard, Lucia's parents Julie and Peter knew within weeks after her birth that something was wrong with their newborn baby's head. Although…
David Fogel's aunt was diagnosed with an advanced stage of stomach cancer when she was just fifty-six years old. Constantly dealing with severe pain and the side effects of treatment,…
According to an article from Vanguard, only a year after Pat and Ken were married, Ken was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He was 29 years old. They had planned to…
According to a story from wqad.com, transplants are responsible for saving thousands of lives. Often, transplants are the last resort in diseases that have become to severe to treat effectively.…
According to a story from Oklahoma's Nursing Times, Lori Garman, a scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, was selected for The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Fellowship Program Award. The…
According to an article from seattletimes.com, a homeless man's fight with cancer may actually improve his dire circumstances. Alan Brooks, a homeless man who was down on his luck, had…
According to a story from IBD News Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just issued approval for the pharmaceutical company Immunic Therapeutics to move forward with Phase II…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the pharmaceutical company Biohaven announced that they have received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin work on its clinical trials…
According to a story from ibtimes.co.uk, Sue Cox, a 65 year old Welsh woman from Cwmbran, has sought alternative methods for dealing with the worst symptoms of her multiple sclerosis.…
According to an article from rdmag.com, a new form of treatment could allow for organ tissue to regrow to a normal level in patients with conditions in which organs are…
According to an article from PRNewswire, the drug MVASI (biosimilar bevacizumab) was just granted marketing authorization by the European Commission. Developed by Amgen and Allergan, this treatment has been approved…
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