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CDC updates recommendations regarding Zika virus
Photo by Nina Matthews The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated some of its recommendations regarding the Zika virus...
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Canada reduces restrictions for blood donation
Photo by Marja Helander Canadian Blood Services has made several changes to its blood donor policies in an attempt to broaden the pool of...
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Delirium in advanced cancer may go undetected
patient and her father Photo by Rhoda Baer A new study indicates that delirium is relatively frequent and underdiagnosed in patients with...
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CHMP recommends enoxaparin biosimilars
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Combo could treat young kids with malaria
Photo by Sarah Mattison Combination therapy with artesunate and mefloquine can safely and effectively treat children younger than 5 years of age...
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Blood disorders prove costly for European economy
chemotherapy Photo by Rhoda Baer Malignant and non-malignant blood disorders cost 31 European countries a total of €23 billion in 2012, according...
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EC grants immunotherapy orphan designation
among uninfected cells (blue) Image courtesy of Benjamin Chaigne-Delalande The European Commission (EC) has granted orphan drug designation for...
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Early VTE prophylaxis better for sTBI, team says
Results of an observational study support early initiation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients with severe traumatic brain...
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Gene therapy granted breakthrough designation for hemophilia B
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to SPK-9001 for the treatment of hemophilia B. SPK-9001 is...
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Radiologists no longer have higher risk of cancer-related death
Photo by Rhoda Baer Radiologists who graduated from medical school after 1940 do not have an increased risk of dying from radiation-related...
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Drug can prevent nausea, vomiting caused by chemo
Photo by Bill Branson Results of a phase 3 study suggest the antipsychotic agent olanzapine can also be used to reduce nausea and vomiting caused...
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Ibrutinib approved for first-line treatment of CLL
Photo courtesy of Janssen Health Canada has approved the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) as a first-line treatment for...
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Study may explain how LSCs evade treatment
Image by Robert Paulson New research suggests leukemia stem cells (LSCs) can “hide” in gonadal adipose tissue (GAT) and transform the tissue so...
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Antimalarials, antifungals may fight leukemia
A new study has shed light on the process leukemia cells use to evade apoptosis and revealed drugs that can fight this process. Investigators...
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JAK3 inhibitors could treat NK/T-cell lymphoma
Agents that inhibit the protein kinase JAK3 could prove effective for treating natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKTL), according to research...