Feature Channels: Pharmaceuticals

• share
• favorite_border

• share
• favorite_border

Cystic fibrosis is the most common, life-limiting genetic condition in Australia. It affects the lungs, digestive system, and reproductive system, producing excess mucus, infections, and blockages.

• share
• favorite_border

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that Martine Rothblatt PhD, JD, MBA, Chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics, and inventor of SiriusXM Satellite Radio, will deliver the keynote address for this year’s graduating medical student class. The UMSOM MD graduation ceremony will take place at the Hippodrome Theatre on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

• share
• favorite_border

A team of scientists led by Prof Guillermo Bazan from NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM) has developed a novel antibiotic named COE-PNH2 that is capable of combating hard-to-treat mycobacterial lung infections.

• share
• favorite_border

Scientists report they have extracted a compound with powerful antibacterial properties from the skin of farmed African catfish.

• share
• favorite_border

A newly developed compound is showing promise in animal studies as a more effective treatment for human schistosomiasis, an understudied tropical disease caused by parasitic worms.

• share
• favorite_border

An artificial intelligence tool West Virginia University health data scientists are developing could lessen medication errors that send recently discharged patients back to the hospital while reducing health care costs.

• share
• favorite_border

“Today, we at the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) provided testimony to Congress regarding the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) proposed rule to impose FDA oversight on laboratory developed tests in addition to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. While we share FDA’s goal of ensuring that laboratory developed tests are safe and effective, we have serious concerns about the agency’s proposal. If finalized, this rule would create a burdensome dual regulatory structure that would limit patient access to many life-saving tests.

• share
• favorite_border

The use of vitamin supplements is on the rise in the U.S. But do they do any good? A Penn State Health expert talks about the benefits and pitfalls.

• share
• favorite_border

Prostate cancer patients receiving care at hospitals that are part of a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their prescription drug therapy than patients at other hospitals, according to a study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

• share
• favorite_border

The collaboration between Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and The Wistar Institute has resulted in the creation of a PhD program in Cancer Biology, preparing individuals for careers in cancer research and drug development.

• share
• favorite_border

Teardrop-shaped particles designed to inactivate multiple strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could one day complement existing treatments for COVID-19, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China.

• share
• favorite_border

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

• share
• favorite_border