Medications
Targeted lymphoma drug gets green light for NHS in England
People with a certain type of lymphoma will now have access to a targeted cancer drug on the NHS in England.
Mar 22, 2019
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News tagged with clinical effectiveness
Medications
Experimental drug shows promise for opioid withdrawal symptoms
While medicines are available to relieve withdrawal symptoms in people recovering from opioid addiction, they cause side effects and can maintain the brain changes that led to addiction in the first place, which can lead ...
Apr 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental test promises to predict side-effects and cancer's return in patients treated with immunotherapy
A single research test has the potential to predict which patients treated with immunotherapies—which harness the immune system to attack cancer cells—are likely to have their cancer recur or have severe side effects, ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers explore non-invasive stimulation of the eye for depression and dementia
A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Senegal says hydroxychloroquine virus treatment is promising
Senegal is set to continue administering hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus patients, a senior health official said Thursday, after encouraging results for those treated with the venerable anti-malarial drug.
Apr 2, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 vaccine-associated menstrual symptoms reported in non-menstruating people
Many people who do not usually menstruate reported experiencing breakthrough bleeding or other period symptoms after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to new findings from an online survey by researchers at Washington ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Medications
Two commonly used uveitis drugs perform similarly in clinical trial
Methotrexate and the more expensive mycophenolate mofetil performed similarly in a head-to-head clinical trial that compared the two drugs for treating noninfectious uveitis, an eye disease that accounts for up to 15% of ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Health
Could yoga benefit older people with long-term health conditions?
Researchers are investigating the clinical benefits and cost effectiveness of a specially-adapted yoga programme for older people with multiple long-term health conditions.
Nov 29, 2018
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Medications
New drugs line up to challenge Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss
After drugmaker Novo Nordisk tweaked its diabetes drug Ozempic into Wegovy—a formulation expressly designed to help users shed pounds—sales of both drugs skyrocketed.
Jun 26, 2023
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Medical research
Targeting gene therapy directly into the lungs
Tufts researchers are building a reputation for precision targeting in drug delivery. Their tools: tiny lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs) fine-tuned to latch on to specific tissues, organs, even cell types within the body. ...
Feb 23, 2022
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