News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 4, 2016
An investigation by The BMJ has called into question the validity of the ROCKET AF trial, which was used to support approval for the direct oral antic...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 4, 2016
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Results of a phase 3 trial suggest defibrotide may improve survival in patients who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 3, 2016
Investigators have discovered that an olfactory receptor in white blood cells responds to Sandalore, a synthetic odorant with a sandalwood note.
Th...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 3, 2016
The continued spread of the Zika virus has raised concerns about transmission via blood transfusion.
So organizations in the US are asking people w...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 3, 2016
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The European Hematology Association (EHA) has created a “roadmap” for hematology research in Europe.
This guidance document...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 2, 2016
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Experiments in pregnant mice indicate that bile acid supports the production of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in fetuses....
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 2, 2016
chemotherapy
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Loved ones of cancer patients often turn to the Internet for further information about the disease, but they are ...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 2, 2016
New research has revealed single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that may increase the risk of bone disease in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 1, 2016
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New research suggests that body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate method for estimating changes in body fat and obesity in ch...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: February 1, 2016
a cancer patient Photo courtesy of NCI/ Mathews Media Group The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a draft guideli...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: January 31, 2016
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positiv...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: January 30, 2016
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Velano Vascular
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a new iteration of a needle-free bloo...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: January 29, 2016
patient and her father
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A new study indicates that race, insurance status, and socioeconomic status (SES) impact survival in ad...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: January 29, 2016
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Health Canada has approved the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (Kyprolis) for use in combination with lenalidomide and dex...
News Author: HT Staff Publish date: January 29, 2016
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a third breakthrough therapy designation for the BCL-2 inhibitor veneto...
