ANGLE technology could alter how prostate cancer is treated

May 20, 2022
Medical Communications

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute will use ANGLE’s new technology, Parsortix, to isolate and assess circulating tumour cells as a …

New oral medicine to treat inflammatory bowel disease developed

May 19, 2022
Business Services

An innovative capsule could take treatment for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – the two main types of inflammatory bowel …

Sun Pharma to launch first-in-class oral lipid-lowering drug in India

May 19, 2022
Business Services

Sun Pharma has said that it is planning to launch a medication to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The Mumbai-based …

Open Orphan lands £7.3mln influenza human challenge study

May 19, 2022
Business Services

Open Orphan has said that its hVIVO subsidiary has landed a £7.3 million influenza challenge study. Under the terms of …

NHS likely to miss its target on cancer, warns health chief

May 18, 2022
Research and Development

The NHS is likely to miss its target to return treatment waits for cancer to pre-COVID-19 levels by March 2023, …

Health secretary announces 10-year plan for dementia

May 18, 2022
Research and Development

Sajid Javid has announced plans to work across the government to boost the £375 million that is already committed for …

Study investigating VR treatment for chronic pain

May 18, 2022
Research and Development

AppliedVR and Kernel have partnered for a randomised study comparing the effect of AppliedVR’s FDA-authorised, VR-based program, RelieVRx, versus a …

More monkeypox cases detected in England

May 18, 2022
Research and Development

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says the risk presented by monkeypox to the public remains very low, though it …

Vaccine for rare but deadly mosquito-borne viruses in clinical trial

May 17, 2022
Sales and Marketing

Positive results for a vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV), and Venezuelan equine encephalitis …

Evotec and Sernova collaborate into beta cell replacement therapy for diabetes

May 17, 2022
Medical Communications

Evotec and Sernova have announced an exclusive strategic partnership for iPSC-based beta cell replacement therapy to advance a ‘functional cure’ …

Study launched to investigate COVID-19 vaccine in young immunocompromised

May 17, 2022
Manufacturing and Production

The UK’s largest kidney research charity has announced the launch of a study into the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines …

Breast cancer ‘metal detector’ recommended to NHS

May 17, 2022
Medical Communications

A recommendation by the government’s health advisers have said that women with invasive breast cancer could be injected with a …

Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment wins FDA approval

May 16, 2022
Sales and Marketing

Eli Lilly’s once-weekly dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist tirzepatide has won FDA approval.The FDA …

NHS prescription charges in England to be frozen for first time in 12 years

May 16, 2022
Sales and Marketing

The Department of Health has said that single prescription charges, which normally rise “in line with inflation”, will remain at …

Imfimzi for routine use on NHS England for patients with stage III unresectable lung cancer

May 16, 2022
Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca has announced the NICE recommendation of Imfinzi (durvalumab) for routine use within NHS England as a monotherapy for the …

Researchers pinpoint reason for Sudden Infant Deaths

May 16, 2022
Sales and Marketing

Scientists from The Children’s Hospital Westmead in Sydney have discovered that babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) …

60,000 NHS staff believed to suffer pandemic-related PTSD

May 13, 2022
Medical Communications

As many as 60,000 NHS staff are believed to be suffering from post-traumatic stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, …

New national guidance addressing sepsis

May 13, 2022
Medical Communications

New guidelines proposing significant changes to the way people with suspected sepsis are treated with antibiotics have been published. The …

Plant-based COVID-19 vaccine demonstrates 70% efficacy

May 12, 2022
Business Services

The vaccine was developed by researchers at Canadian biotechnology company Medicago, and it contains coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP) produced in plants, …

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders linked to future cardiac events

May 12, 2022
Business Services

A study funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has explained factors linked to increased risk for heart …

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