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Antibiotic resistance
‘Potent’ antibiotic drug boosts fight against superbugs
...Crab, which causes life-threatening illnesses in hospital patients, is classed as a priority concern by the WHO and an urgent threat by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
February 15, 2024
Eli Lilly & Co
Eli Lilly weight-loss drug found to address sleep apnoea in trial
...the first pharmaceutical treatment for the underlying disease,” said Emmick....
April 17, 2024
FT Live
US Pharma and Biotech Summit
Strategies for innovation, pricing and access
Thursday, 16 MayNew York, NY, USA
OutlookPatti Waldmeir
Syphilis: an age-old disease stalking modern America
...In newborns, “congenital” syphilis — which can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, or life-long medical problems — was up more than tenfold between 2012 and 2022, according to the US Centres for Disease Control...
April 1, 2024
Disease control and prevention
Prostate cancer rise sparks calls for overhaul of testing
...This reflects both late diagnosis and the higher risk that Black men appear to have of developing the disease, for reasons that are still not well understood....
April 4, 2024
Medical science
Prostate cancer test fails to detect some aggressive forms, study shows
...There is currently no national screening programme for the disease....
April 6, 2024
Artificial intelligence
OpenAI’s model all but matches doctors in assessing eye problems
...“We are now training in a much more open-ended way and we are discovering almost abilities in these models that they weren’t explicitly trained for,” said Thirunavukarasu, who carried out the research while...
April 17, 2024
FT Live
Global Pharma and Biotech Summit
Driving life sciences innovation in a disrupted world
Tuesday, 5 NovemberIn-Person & Online Conference
Covid-19 vaccines
Hedge fund urges board shake-up at Novavax over struggling Covid vaccine
...Himanshu Shah, managing partner of Shah Capital, said Novavax’s failure to compete for market share among Covid-19 jabs as the disease has become endemic was “self-inflicted” and resulted from “reactive...
April 15, 2024
News updates from April 2: Biden speaks with Xi, Fed’s Mester raises long-term rate outlook
Person in Texas infected with bird flu after exposure to dairy cattle
...A person in Texas has contracted the second known human case of H5N1 bird flu in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said....
April 1, 2024
ExplainerMedical science
What is the preventive cancer treatment Princess Catherine is receiving?
...Initially, the 42-year-old’s condition was believed to be non-malignant, but post-operative tests found she had the disease. She did not reveal the form of the cancer, or its stage....
March 24, 2024
Drug prices
Rare genetic disease therapy becomes world’s most expensive drug at $4.25mn
...“MLD places an enormous emotional and economic burden on families and caregivers — who face substantial wage loss and added expenses each year as the disease progresses — all while dealing with the unquantifiable...
March 20, 2024
News updates from April 1: Israel accused of air strike on Iranian embassy; US manufacturing sector expands for first time since 2022
Person in Texas infected with bird flu after exposure to dairy cattle
...A person in Texas has contracted the second known human case of H5N1 bird flu in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said....
April 1, 2024
LexMedical science
Neurotech start-ups will not give rise to superhumans Premium content
...Still, the nature of the procedures limits the audience for BCIs. Patients with degenerative diseases or paralysis have far more to gain than the average consumer....
April 6, 2024
Scientific research
‘Shrinking’ talent pool threatens health progress, warns science chief
...Belkaid is a specialist in the relationship between microbes and the immune system. She was previously director of the US National Institutes of Health Center for Human Immunology....
March 3, 2024
Pilita Clark
Covid still warps our sense of time
...This is a potential problem, for those adults themselves and for their relatives or carers. And it is just one of many pandemic hangovers that deserve attention....
March 24, 2024
Disease control and prevention
Whooping cough cases in England rise as vaccine rates fall
...The figures for January and February included 52 confirmed cases among babies aged under three months who are most at risk of dying from the disease....
April 4, 2024
FT Live
Attracting and Retaining Global Talent
How are countries, cities and companies competing for the best workforce?
Wednesday, 24 April44 Grosvenor Sq, London W1K 2HP, UK
News in-depthSocial affairs
Support for change in law on assisted dying grows across the UK
...A decision not to administer treatment or to end treatment for a disease is lawful in the UK. But to help someone die is not, and carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years....
April 6, 2024
Johnson & Johnson Co Inc
Johnson & Johnson buys device maker Shockwave for $13.1bn
...Shockwave has the market-leading treatment for patients with calcified arterial lesions, which is a major contributor to the risk of heart disease or a heart attack....
April 5, 2024
News in-depthDrugs research
The race to develop the next generation of weight-loss drugs
...German pharma group Boehringer Ingelheim is commercialising a Zealand treatment for both obesity and liver disease that is set to launch by 2028....
April 1, 2024
AstraZeneca PLC
AstraZeneca unveils successes in treatment of lung cancer
...of cases in Europe and the US and up to 40 per cent in Asia....
February 19, 2024
John Thornhill
Can 23andMe reinvent itself as a drug discovery company?
...It has also helped doctors diagnose genetic diseases and created an astonishing research resource for scientists....
April 4, 2024
Health
‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar
...This is creating an “urgent need” for policies to promote prevention, encourage weight loss and cut disease risks, says the paper published on Thursday in The Lancet....
February 29, 2024
Medical science
Scientists use Crispr gene editing to treat hereditary disorder
...In December, the US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene therapies to treat patients with sickle cell disease....
January 31, 2024
Health
Nervous system disorders found to be biggest cause of poor health
...This partly reflects the success of vaccination and other prevention methods for conditions including tetanus, meningitis and stroke, the researchers said....
March 14, 2024
Biotech
Weight loss biotech plans IPO as demand builds for anti-obesity treatments
...Soleno Therapeutics, a rival biotech which is expected to file for US Food and Drug Administration approval for another treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome later this year, is currently valued at nearly...
March 29, 2024
Scientific research
AI explores ‘dark genome’ to shed light on cancer growth
...new therapies, new diagnostics and new screening approaches for cancer”....
March 13, 2024

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