Diseases

Pfizer unveils enhanced offerings to help patients manage their life with cancer. Pfizer Oncology Together is a first-of-its-kind program for patients taking Pfizer Oncology medicines…
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GSK announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Benlysta (belimumab) for the treatment of adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus…
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Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) announced that the European Commission has approved the use of Symtuza (darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide ), a once-daily…
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In an effort to improve health outcomes of people with type 2 diabetes, Geisinger and Boehringer Ingelheim, on behalf of its diabetes alliance with Eli Lilly and Company announced a…
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Lung cancer patients in England can now be prescribed nivolumab, also known as Opdivo, after NICE says it should be available through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). Around 1,300 lung…
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NICE is urging GPs to manage most common ear infections with pain relief rather than antibiotics. The draft guidance advises GPs and healthcare professionals how they should treat…
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Novartis announced that the European Commission (EC) approved Rydapt® (midostaurin) for two indications in rare, hard-to-treat cancers. Rydapt is approved for use in combination with…
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Painful side effects from cancer medicines could be tackled with a drug that eases the effects of jetlag, research suggests. The drug – known as melatonin – appeared to prevent pain…
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Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment. Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently showed…
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Immunocore Limited announced an investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development of Immunocore's soluble TCR-based therapeutics for infectious…
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Pascal Biosciences announced that the Company has executed an exclusive, worldwide license option agreement with STC.UNM (“STC”), the University of New Mexico’s technology-transfer and…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Bayer have agreed on a five-year strategic research alliance to evaluate new drug candidates for the treatment of kidney diseases, with…
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Ethris GmbH announced a five-year strategic research collaboration with AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune. The collaboration is focused on…
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Samsung Bioepis announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to jointly fund and co-develop multiple novel biologic…
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Shire announces that the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for lifitegrast, submitted on 07 August 2017, has been validated by the UK as the Reference Member State involved in…
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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. announced that it has acquired Brains On-Line, a leading contract research organization (CRO) providing critical data that advances novel…
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Glytec, the healthcare company behind a market-leading software solution for personalized diabetes therapy management, announces five new patent allowances for its eGlycemic Management…
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NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB and Yungjin Pharm Corporation Ltd announced that the clinical phase I study of KL1333 has started in Korea and that the first healthy volunteer has been…
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Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from immunotherapy treatment, according to a Cancer Research UK…
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