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Cabozantinib shows promise as first line treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer
A kinase inhibitor called cabozantinib could be a viable therapy option for patients with metastatic, radioactive iodine-resistant thyroid cancer...
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Biktarvy approved for the treatment of HIV-1 infection
The FDA has approved Biktarvy a once-daily single-tablet regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection...
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Inhaled corticosteroids may increase bone fractures in patients with COPD
A study suggests long-term inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in patients with COPD may increase the risk of bone fractures in both men and women...
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Primaquine-methylene blue combination blocks malaria transmission
Researchers have shown that two different compounds can safely and effectively be added to treatment regimens to block the transmission of the most common form of malaria...
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Robotic method isolates high-producing cell lines for HIV vaccine production
Technical advances in vaccine production should shorten the time to clinical trials, breaking the logjam of promising new candidate vaccines waiting to be tested...
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Edible QR code could be the medicine of the future
In a new study, researchers have developed a new method for producing medicine on a white edible material containing a QR code that contains the medical drug...
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Tofacitinib-UV B light therapy combination restores skin colour in vitiligo
Researchers have successfully applied a novel combination therapy to restore skin colour in patients with vitiligo...
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Cancer vaccine eliminates tumours
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumours in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer...
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Zika vaccine candidate receives FDA fast track designation
The FDA has granted Fast Track designation to TAK-426, Takeda’s purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted, whole Zika virus vaccine candidate...
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Pyridostigmine reverses paediatric complications of botulinum toxin therapy
Physicians have reported the first paediatric use of pyridostigmine to reverse complications from botulinum toxin therapy...
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FDA approves Lutathera for somatostatin receptor-positive GEP-NETs
The FDA has approved Lutathera for the treatment of a type of cancer that affects the pancreas the gastrointestinal tract...
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Enzyme replacement therapy to treat alpha-mannosidosis
The EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the EU for Lamzede a long-term enzyme replacement therapy for alpha-mannosidosis...
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Sofosbuvir found to be effective against Zika virus
A drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells infected by the Zika virus...
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Zonisamide may help those with dementia with Lewy bodies
A drug used to treat seizures may effectively treat the movement symptoms in people with dementia with Lewy bodies without causing additional psychiatric symptoms...
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Cannabidiol may help to reduce seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Treatment with a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol alongside other anti-epilepsy treatments helped to reduce the number of drop seizures in people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome...
