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…
According to an article from bioportfolio.com, the pharmaceutical company Ophthotech announced that the first of its patients are being enrolled in its Phase 2b clinical trial. This trial is meant…
According to a story from Drug Discovery & Development, The European Commission announced its approval of marketing certification for OCREVUS, a treatment for relapsing types of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The…
According to an article from One News Page, the biopharmaceutical company Motif Bio was generously presented with an award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The award came in the form…
GW Pharmaceuticals reports that Epidiolex, a cannabidiol based drug, had its NDA (New Drug Application) accepted for priority review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is intended…
According to a story from financialbuzz.com, the pharmaceutical company MabVax Therapeutics just announced initial dosing for patients and the completion of enrollment for its Phase I trial study. The study…
According an article from CityNews Toronto, an anti-psychotic medication is undergoing clinical trials in the treating of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In other studies, the treatment has shown to help slow…
According to an article from deccanchronicle.com, a common treatment for cancer, called carfilzomib, may increase the risk of hypertension, heart failure, and heart attacks in patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple…
According to a story from wepclinical.com, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act, also known as the CREATES Act, was introduced in 2017 in order to accelerate…
According to an article from prnewswire.com, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) obtained new funding for cancer research thanks to a donation from The Sarah Cannon Fund, which is part…
According to a story from CBC News Toronto, Rayvonte Ball was an avid basketball player before he mysteriously collapsed on the court last year. Last March, the young man stopped…
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