Biosimilar drugs could drive down prices for expensive medicines used to treat illnesses such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, with savings estimated to be $38.4 billion or 5.9% of projected total U.S. spending on biologics ...
Jan 10, 2022
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An extremely expensive drug used for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders provides very little, if any, clinical benefit, according to a new evidence review published today by physicians and researchers at Oregon ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Pancreatic cancer is extremely difficult to treat. By the time it is detected, the cancer often has reached an advanced stage, and patients usually do not survive longer than one year after diagnosis. An aggressive chemotherapy ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Researchers with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have published a new study in PLOS ONE detailing a new therapy for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or AE-IPF, ...
Nov 24, 2021
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U.S. health regulators on Wednesday finalized stronger warnings for breast implants, including a new requirement that people receive detailed information about their potential risks and complications before getting them.
Oct 27, 2021
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In a study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology of Swedish women were pregnant, those with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were more likely to experience preterm birth and require cesarean delivery.
Oct 20, 2021
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Different people taking the same drug can have markedly different responses to the same dose. While many people will get the intended effects, some may get little to no benefit, and others may get unwanted side effects.
Oct 5, 2021
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Researchers at The University of Toledo have developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful autoimmune disease that cannot currently be cured.
Oct 4, 2021
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With a goal of developing rheumatoid arthritis therapies with minimal side effects, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have genetically engineered cells that, when implanted in mice, will ...
Sep 1, 2021
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday announced major international trials of three drugs to find out whether they improve the condition of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
Aug 11, 2021
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