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Biotech
UK start-up Genomics raises £35mn for advanced genetic testing
...The University of Oxford spinout is pushing genetic testing beyond the search for individual genes, looking at how combinations of genes increase people’s likelihood of developing diseases such as cancer...
January 8, 2024
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
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
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
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
Disease control and prevention
Prostate cancer rise sparks calls for overhaul of testing
...Prostate cancer accounts for almost one-sixth of male cancers, making it the most common form of the disease in more than half the world’s nations....
April 4, 2024
FT Live
Global Pharma and Biotech Summit
Driving life sciences innovation in a disrupted world
Tuesday, 5 NovemberIn-Person & Online Conference
Drug prices
Rare genetic disease therapy becomes world’s most expensive drug at $4.25mn
...In a trial of 37 paediatric patients with early-onset MLD treated with Lenmeldy, all children were alive at age six, compared to only 58 per cent in the control group....
March 20, 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
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
Scientific research
‘Shrinking’ talent pool threatens health progress, warns science chief
...She was previously director of the US National Institutes of Health Center for Human Immunology....
March 3, 2024
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
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
AstraZeneca PLC
AstraZeneca unveils successes in treatment of lung cancer
...The company has outlined ambitions for about half of all lung cancer patients to be eligible for AstraZeneca treatments by 2030....
February 19, 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
Novo Nordisk AS
Novo Nordisk ‘surprised’ by high European demand for weight-loss drugs
...The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a BMI of 30 and over as obese....
February 4, 2024
FT Live
The Global Boardroom: 8th Edition
FT journalists in conversation with leaders in business and government
Wednesday, 4 DecemberDigital Conference
Health
‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar
...This suggests a greater number of people will be obese for a large portion of their lives, exacerbating risks of chronic disease....
February 29, 2024
News updates from March 21: US accuses Apple of building a smartphone monopoly; Reddit soars in New York IPO
Weight-loss drugs to be covered by Medicare for certain conditions in US
...guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....
March 21, 2024
Dementia
Blood protein test offers ‘reliable’ Alzheimer’s warning 15 years early
...Effective screening methods for early identification of dementia risk would enable the use of drugs that slow or even reverse its onset, greatly decreasing the costs for health systems....
February 12, 2024
Genomics
Ancient European migration patterns linked to modern-day disease risks
...This created a “genomic boundary” on the continent that ran from the Black Sea to the Baltic and lasted for thousands of years, with enduring consequences for public health and disease prevalence....
January 10, 2024
Medical science
Scientists use Crispr gene editing to treat hereditary disorder
...Intellia has already begun phase 3 clinical trials for a therapy targeting a disease called ATTR amyloidosis, in which a genetic mutation causes the liver to produce damaged proteins....
January 31, 2024
Disease control and prevention
Crop chemicals boost drug resistance of killer fungi, scientists warn
...“There is so little surveillance for fungal infections and resistance around the world that we don’t really know what’s out there,” said Tom Chiller, head of fungal diseases at the US Centers for Disease...
January 9, 2024
News in-depthCoronavirus treatment
Scientists grapple with long Covid puzzle as millions fall sick
...Marti is far from alone in her search for answers....
February 15, 2024
Covid-19 vaccines
Moderna puts plans for African vaccine plant on hold
...“What has changed is the desire of the Africa [Centres for Disease Control and Prevention] to buy products right now,” he said....
April 11, 2024
News updates from December 8: US adds 199,000 jobs in November, UK competition watchdog examining Microsoft-OpenAI ties
US drug regulator approves Crispr gene editing therapy
...Sickle cell disease is a painful, inherited blood disorder that can lead to infection, acute chest syndrome and stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
December 8, 2023
Dementia
Alzheimer’s was passed between humans in now-banned procedure, study finds
...“This may have important implications for understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease in the future,” he added....
January 29, 2024

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