Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy drug approved for head and neck cancer
Some people with head and neck cancer will now have access to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) on the NHS in England.
Oct 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Care homes in England had greatest increase in excess deaths at height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Care homes in England experienced the highest increase in excess deaths at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those in the rest of the UK, according to new research.
Aug 31, 2020
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Pediatrics
UK-wide study shows children with gastrointestinal symptoms should be included in COVID-19 testing strategies
Over 1,000 children from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, known as "COVID Warriors" have had their antibodies measured in the UK-wide trial called "Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection in healthy children."
Aug 28, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted treatment for leukemia approved on NHS in England
The targeted drug gilteritinib is now recommended for some adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on the NHS in England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) overturned their initial rejection of ...
Jul 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment for rare blood cancer approved for NHS use in England
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the drug brentuximab vedotin to treat some adults with a rare type of fast-growing lymphoma.
Jul 13, 2020
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Pediatrics
Siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly at 10-fold risk of same death
The siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly run 10 times the risk of dying in the same way, indicates a long term analysis of monitoring data, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Jun 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Household factors may exacerbate COVID-19 health risks
Household factors such as access to outdoor space, overcrowding as well as financial and employment precarities make some households significantly more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19, according to a new study carried ...
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 cases in the UK could have peaked this week, according to new research
The U.K. could have zero new cases as early as 10th May, but no later than the end of May, new research conducted by the University of Warwick suggests.
Apr 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ireland confirms first coronavirus case
Ireland on Saturday confirmed its first case of coronavirus after a man who had returned from northern Italy tested positive, the government said.
Feb 29, 2020
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Medications
Targeted lung cancer treatment gets initial 'no' for NHS in England
Adults in England with advanced lung cancer will not have access to a new targeted cancer drug, lorlatinib (Lorviqua).
Feb 5, 2020
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