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The package of measures includes creating the equivalent of 7,000 additional hospital beds NHS England has announced a package …
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The 3D-printed acoustic hologram is used with focused ultrasound (FUS) to create a more controlled and precise opening in the …
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Medical centres in the US have started referring older patients with long COVID-19-related symptoms for cognitive rehabilitation in order to …
MHRA grants marketing authorisation for Novartis’ Pluvicto
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Bristol Myers Squibb and GentiBio in $1.9bn deal to develop inflammatory bowel disease therapies
August 12, 2022Medical Communications
BMS will have the right to develop and advance up to three of the resulting programmes into clinical trials
Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury can predict whether a patient will die, or survive with serious disability
August 12, 2022Medical Communications
The tests’ results are available within minutes and will be useful in helping trauma ward staff and surgeons to decide …
ONS figures show rapid decrease in people with higher COVID-19 antibody figures
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The amount of UK residents with higher levels of COVID-19 antibodies is falling, ONS statistics show.
Pfizer to buy Global Blood Therapeutics for $5.4bn
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Pfizer Inc is to pay $5.4 billion in cash to acquire sickle cell disease drug-maker Global Blood Therapeutics, according to …
All children aged one to nine in London to be offered polio vaccine
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The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that a targeted inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) booster be given …
NHS backlog of 22,500 longest-wait patients slashed to fewer than 200, says NHS England figures
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a huge backlog in patients as medical services focused their efforts on combating the virus. At …
COVID-19 sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
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Wastewater surveillance techniques are being adapted for use in monitoring the spread of monkeypox across the San Francisco Bay Area …
Study highlights major factors in shaping cross-disorder cortical abnormalities
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The study began by constructing maps of cortical abnormalities from thirteen neurodevelopmental, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. These maps came from …
Survey reveals 45% of junior doctors are considering leaving the profession
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1 in 3 (36%) of GPs and 1 in 4 (25%) of specialists surveyed were also looking to pursue a …
Karuna Therapeutics announces positive results from Phase III trial into schizophrenia
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Tagrisso combined with Hutchmed drug clears lung cancer test
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US doctor warns of many undiagnosed polio cases
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FDA approves Myovant Sciences and Pfizer’s treatment for endometriosis pain
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SMC accepts first licensed treatment for newly diagnosed AL amyloidosis
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The SMC has accepted the first licensed treatment for adults with newly diagnosed systemic light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Darzalex® (daratumumab) …
Patients’ cancers should be genetically profiled to improve care, health experts say
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A consensus group of leading experts have shared that the NHS should offer all cancer patients genetic profiling of their …
HUTCHMED’s metastatic colorectal cancer treatment meets primary endpoint in Phase III trial
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HUTCHMED has announced that its global Phase III FRESCO-2 trial, evaluating the investigational use of fruquintinib, reached its primary endpoint …
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