Life-extending lung cancer drug approved for use in Scotland Scotsman Scotland has become the first part of the UK to approve a new life-extending treatment for the most common form of advanced lung cancer for use on the NHS. | Rates of lung cancer in Scotland are among the highest in the world and the new treatment he...
Haiti in emergent need of aid after Hurricane Matthew; UN makes plea for help WPTV The U.N. humanitarian coordinator made an emergency appeal for nearly $120 million in aid to devastated Haiti on Monday as local aid officials struggled to get food, medicine and water to increasingly desperate communities still isolated almost a wee...
Dr. Reddy’s launches epileptic drug in US The Hindu Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. on Monday announced the launch of anti-epileptic drug Lamotrigine in the U.S. market. | A generic version of Lamictal, which is a registered trademark of GSK group of companies, Lamotrigine orally disintegrating ta...
Doctors grapple with best use of potent new cancer drugs Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Evelyn O’Flynn still has lung cancer. But after going straight on to a new immune system-boosting drug more than a year ago, rather than traditional hard-to-tolerate chemotherapy, she is feeling great. "It’s like a miracle,...
Verily's wearable microscope sees beneath your skin Engadget UCLA and Verily, Google Alphabet's life sciences division, has developed a wearable microscope that could help doctors in the near future. The device ... (photo: Public Domain)
