Merck, Pfizer drug combo extends kidney cancer survival: study
(Reuters) – A combination of Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda and Pfizer Inc’s Inlyta helped patients with advanced kidney cancer live longer than those receiving […]
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Nektar, Bristol combo drug shows signs of tumor reduction in bladder cancer patients
FILE PHOTO: Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is pictured on the blouse of an employee in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, […]
U.S. Medicare plans to track CAR-T cancer therapy outcomes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday proposed coverage of expensive CAR-T cell therapies at cancer centers that meet […]
Asthma classes in school may help reduce attacks
(Reuters Health) – School-age children with asthma who receive education on managing the condition may have fewer attacks, emergency room visits and hospitalizations than those […]
Leaving the hospital early can double the odds of going back
(Reuters Health) – Patients who discharge themselves from the hospital against medical advice are twice as likely to be back within 30 days as those […]
Push-up capacity may predict men’s heart disease risk
(Reuters Health) – The number of push-ups a man can do in the doctor’s office may be a good predictor of his risk of developing […]
Money troubles tied to higher risk of heart disease for African-Americans
(Reuters Health) – African-American adults who often struggle to pay bills may be more than twice as likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts […]
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested, further lowering an initial ambition […]
U.S. proposes Medicare coverage for CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday proposed Medicare coverage of CAR-T cell therapies that use the patient’s immune system […]
Explainer: Low vaccination rates, global outbreaks fuel U.S. measles spread
(Reuters) – A measles outbreak that has stricken at least 225 people in New York state since October began with a traveler who visited Israel […]