Oncology & Cancer
EU approves treatment for prostate cancer
The European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said Tuesday.
Dec 13, 2022
0
4
Page 8 - News tagged with european union
Vaccination
Japanese dengue vaccine becomes second approved by EU
Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda said the European Union had given the green light to its dengue fever vaccine, making it the second jab preventing the disease to be approved by the bloc.
Dec 9, 2022
0
13
Medical research
Text-analysis study finds incoherent use of ethnoracial categories in biomedical literature on COVID-19
Researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland) and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics of Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland) have analyzed the full texts of 119 articles from the Lit COVID database ...
Dec 8, 2022
0
15
Pediatrics
Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals
Intensive care doctors in Germany warned Thursday that hospital pediatric units in the country are stretched to breaking point in part due to rising cases of respiratory infections among infants.
Dec 2, 2022
0
13
Medications
EU bans cough syrup chemical over severe allergies
Cough medicines containing the chemical pholcodine should be banned due to the risk of potentially deadly allergic reactions in people under general anaesthetic, the European Union's drug regulator said Friday.
Dec 2, 2022
0
2
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Malta proposes bill to ease EU's strictest anti-abortion law
Malta's government introduced proposed legislation Monday to ease the European Union's strictest anti-abortion law and allow the procedure in cases where the mother's life or health is at risk.
Nov 22, 2022
0
2
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts explain why rates of RSV are surging this year
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus, typically causing infection in children during the colder months. In most cases, RSV causes a mild illness, with symptoms similar to that of a regular cold.
Nov 21, 2022
0
26
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increase of Candida auris in the EU/EEA: Need for better surveillance
Candida auris (C.auris) is an emerging fungal pathogen associated with outbreaks of invasive healthcare-associated infections globally. It is frequently resistant to the commonly used antifungal drugs, which leaves very limited ...
Nov 17, 2022
0
5
Medications
EU approves preventative treatment for common infant virus
The European Union has approved a preventative treatment for the very common virus that causes the chest infection bronchiolitis in infants, the companies that developed the drug said Friday.
Nov 4, 2022
0
5
Psychology & Psychiatry
Yes, people with autism have empathy
A research group led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has proposed a new concept for predicting autism and autistic traits. "Empathic disequilibrium" combines two types of empathy into a single scale for the first time.
Oct 26, 2022
0
59
