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News: AstraZeneca drug shows high PFS in Breast cancer
AstraZeneca has created a breast cancer treatment with Daiichi Sankyo, called Enhertu (trastuzmab deruxtecan.) The latest data has shown...
Morgan Carpenter
Dec 29, 20212 min read
News: Study finds cataract surgery may reduce dementia risk
A recent study conducted at the University of Washington School of Medicine may have found a link between cataract surgery and lowered...
Morgan Carpenter
Dec 22, 20212 min read
InDex enrolls for Ulcerative colitis trial
A new clinical trial has begun for cobitolimod, a drug to treat local colonic inflammation in ulcerative colitis patients. The CONCLUDE...
Morgan Carpenter
Dec 15, 20212 min read
News: J&J booster effective in original Pfizer recipients
The last few months have seen a rise in CDC-recommended booster-shots for many people, and since October a small study in Boston has...
Morgan Carpenter
Dec 8, 20212 min read
News: British man becomes first to receive 3d printed eye
Yesterday in the UK, a forty-year-old man became the first to receive a 3D printed prosthetic eye, a process that has been in its...
Morgan Carpenter
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Hospital trialing Alzheimer’s treatment Vaccine
A new clinical trial is set to begin at Brigham and Women’s hospital to develop a vaccine that treats Alzheimer’s Disease. The vaccine...
Morgan Carpenter
Nov 24, 20212 min read
News: NIH combo therapy effective in kids with Leukemia
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced results from its two-year Phase III trial of a combination leukemia therapy. The...
Morgan Carpenter
Nov 17, 20212 min read
News: Pfizer oral therapy reduces Covid mortality risk
Interim data has been released from Pfizer’s Phase II/III clinical trial of oral COvid-19 therapy, called Paxlovid. In the trial, the...
Morgan Carpenter
Nov 10, 20212 min read
AstraZeneca and HUTCHMED begin Phase III Kidney Cancer trial
In collaboration with HUTCHMED, AstraZeneca has begun their Phase III trial of a new combination treatment, savolitinib with Imfinzi, for...
Morgan Carpenter
Nov 3, 20212 min read
Gilead & Merck run Phase II trial of HIV treatment
Gilead and Merck just announced the start of their Phase II clinical trial for a combination treatment to support people living with HIV...
Morgan Carpenter
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Vertex reports "Unprecedented" results from Diabetes Trial
Vertex has reported promising 90-day results from its synthetic insulin cell therapy. There is potential for this kind of therapy to be...
Morgan Carpenter
Oct 20, 20212 min read
BMS’ Ulcerative Colitis trial shows low efficacy
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) had been trialing deucravacitinib as an ulcerative colitis treatment, however, they have recently announced it...
Morgan Carpenter
Oct 13, 20212 min read
News: Apello begins Phase I trial of Parkinson's Treatment
Dosing has begun in Apello Pharmaceuticals’ Phase I dose-escalation study, examining the effects of their drug candidate, AP-472, on...
Morgan Carpenter
Oct 6, 20212 min read
News: Keytruda meets primary endpoint in liver cancer trial
Merck has reported successful results from its Phase III trial of Keytruda, a liver cancer treatment. The primary goal was overall...
Morgan Carpenter
Sep 29, 20212 min read
News: RedHill trialing oral Covid drug in South Africa
Biopharma company RedHill had previously been trialing a new drug candidate, RHB-107 (upamostat) at research sites in the US, but has...
Morgan Carpenter
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Southern Cross University starts CBD Sleep Study
Based in Australia, Southern Cross University has just launched a clinical trial to study the impacts of over the counter CBD supplements...
Morgan Carpenter
Sep 8, 20212 min read
When will the FDA Approve other Covid Vaccines?
Following the full FDA approval of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine, many are awaiting the full approval of the other Covid-19 vaccines...
Morgan Carpenter
Aug 30, 20212 min read
What does Pfizer's FDA Approval mean for you?
Following the approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the FDA, there are a few impacts you can be on the lookout for. If you’ve already...
Morgan Carpenter
Aug 27, 20212 min read
News: FDA approves first Covid Vaccine
Yesterday, the FDA approved the use of the Pfizer-biotech vaccine for use in people over 16 years old. The vaccine is the first of the...
Morgan Carpenter
Aug 25, 20212 min read
Intercept's NASH treatment vies for FDA Approval
FDA Approval may finally be secured for Intercept’s OCA NASH treatment, but there are still a few obstacles that may hinder high sales...
Morgan Carpenter
Aug 18, 20212 min read
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