Protecting Medicaid for People with Lung Cancer“When Wynn first went to the hospital for a collapsed lung, she didn’t have health insurance and believed that she did not get the care she needed. Doctors did an x-ray and dealt with the immediate problem, but did not...
Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease, MASLD Drive Growing Liver Cancer Burden in the US“Key Takeaways: Primary liver cancer in the US has increased significantly, driven by ALD and MASLD, with a 142% rise in prevalence from 2000 to 2021. Hepatitis C virus remains the...
A ‘perfect storm’ of mutations: How chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease“Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and...
Datopotamab Deruxtecan Granted Priority Review in the U.S. for Patients with Previously Treated Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer “TOKYO & BASKING RIDGE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and AstraZeneca’s (LSE/STO/Nasdaq:...
Mark Cuban once helped his college friend save almost $10,000 on prescriptions after a ‘horrific car accident’“Mark Cuban isn’t solely on a mission to lower the price of popular prescription medications you might purchase from your favorite pharmacy. The billionaire...
J&J says its lung cancer drug combination keeps people alive longer“Key Points: Johnson & Johnson said a combination of its lung cancer drugs Rybrevant and Lazcluze kept people alive for at least a year longer than AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso in a clinical trial....
Floods associated with 25% rise in US deaths from several major causes“Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 24.9% higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the journal Nature...
Attitudes and perspectives of healthcare workers on treating chronic hepatitis C infection in children and adolescents“There are gaps in knowledge about the values and preferences of healthcare workers (HCW) with respect to treatment of children and adolescents living...
Diabetes drug appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients“Research conducted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that metformin also appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients. Further,...
FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim, Providing a Refreshed Tool for Consumers“SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim...
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