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Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

Researchers have found that the bacteria responsible for causing gangrene could also be used to treat patients with certain cancers.

1 Oct 2018

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

The Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, to be held in New York, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, will feature cutting-edge research studies from around the world that endeavor to answer urgent questions in the field of cancer immunotherapy to advance progress more rapidly for patients.

1 Oct 2018

Eisai's antiepileptic drug receives FDA approval to treat partial-onset seizures in pediatric patients

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an indication expansion for Eisai's antiepileptic drug Fycompa (perampanel) to cover partial-onset seizures in pediatric patients with epilepsy 4 years of age and older.

1 Oct 2018

New project identifies immune checkpoint inhibition as potential treatment for angiosarcomas

Angiosarcoma Project, a patient-partnered genomics study, identified immune checkpoint inhibition as a potential treatment option for patients with angiosarcomas of the head, face, neck, or scalp, according to data presented at the fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference.

1 Oct 2018

$Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors$

Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors

A phase I clinical trial investigating the use of bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores as an injectable monotherapy had manageable toxicities and showed early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumor malignancies, according to data presented at the Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, held Sept. 30-Oct. 3.

30 Sep 2018

Promising vaccine may provide new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive cancers

Treatment with a HER2-targeted therapeutic cancer vaccine provided clinical benefit to several patients with metastatic HER2-positive cancers who had not previously been treated with a HER2-targeted therapeutic, according to data from a phase I clinical trial presented at the Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, held Sept. 30-Oct. 3.

30 Sep 2018

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Science Week, a Pittcon sponsored annual 7-day event offering science education to students and teachers, will take place Oct. 20-26, 2018 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

From Pittcon 29 Sep 2018

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing.

28 Sep 2018

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most low-income residents, records released last week show.

28 Sep 2018

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

Medtronic plc today announced the U.S. launch of the Infinity Occipitocervical-Upper Thoracic System designed to simplify posterior cervical spine surgery.

From Medtronic 27 Sep 2018

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

That men who have sex with men run a greater risk of HIV than others has been known since the virus was discovered. However a thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that it is a small sub-group of these men who account for the greater part of the risk increase.

26 Sep 2018

American Cancer Society releases new cookbook for cancer patients

The American Cancer Society will release the second edition of What to Eat During Cancer Treatment on Oct. 1.

26 Sep 2018

Kenneth Wells wins NAM's 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health

The National Academy of Medicine today announced Kenneth Wells is the recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for his work developing quality and outcomes approaches to psychiatry and mental health, fostering a generation of clinical investigators and mental health system leaders, and championing partnered, participatory research to advance equity for under-resourced populations.

26 Sep 2018

Stuart Altman gets 2018 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care

For his pioneering role in national health policy and health services research, the National Academy of Medicine today announced Stuart Altman is the recipient of the 2018 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care.

26 Sep 2018

RTI's TETRAfuse 3D Technology wins 2018 Spine Technology Award

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry.

25 Sep 2018

Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives

Workplace wellness programs that offer employees a financial carrot for undergoing health screenings, sticking to exercise regimens or improving their cholesterol levels have long been controversial.

24 Sep 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

As the start of the fiscal year draws near — along with pivotal midterm elections — Congress is picking up its pace on legislation. This week alone the Senate passed a comprehensive bill aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic and a nearly final bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services.

20 Sep 2018

In Trump’s first year, nation’s uninsured rate unchanged

Despite Republicans’ resistance to the federal health law, the percentage of Americans without health insurance in 2017 remained the same as during the last year of the Obama administration, according to a closely watched report from the Census Bureau released Wednesday.

12 Sep 2018

Unwitting patients, copycat comments play hidden role in federal rule-making

A proposal to sharply cut a drug discount program that many hospitals rely on drew some 1,400 comments when the Trump administration announced its plan last year. Hundreds appeared to come from patients across the country — pleas from average Americans whose treatments for diseases such as cancer depend on costly medicines.

11 Sep 2018

FDA and USDA announce joint public meeting on cell cultured food products derived from livestock, poultry

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, DVM and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. today announced a joint public meeting to be held on Oct. 23-24, 2018 to discuss the use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry.

11 Sep 2018

OCT News and Research

Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

Eisai's antiepileptic drug receives FDA approval to treat partial-onset seizures in pediatric patients

New project identifies immune checkpoint inhibition as potential treatment for angiosarcomas

Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors

Promising vaccine may provide new treatment option for patients with HER2-positive cancers

Pittcon-sponsored event to provide science education to students, teachers

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

American Cancer Society releases new cookbook for cancer patients

Kenneth Wells wins NAM's 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health

Stuart Altman gets 2018 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care

RTI's TETRAfuse 3D Technology wins 2018 Spine Technology Award

Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

In Trump’s first year, nation’s uninsured rate unchanged

Unwitting patients, copycat comments play hidden role in federal rule-making

FDA and USDA announce joint public meeting on cell cultured food products derived from livestock, poultry

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