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Class of 2015: New drugs projected to earn billions and billions

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 19:43

Of all drugs to be released in 2015, the melanoma drug Opdivo (nivolumab) is expected to have the brightest future, according to a report from Thomson... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Class of 2015: New drugs projected to earn billions and billions

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 19:43

Of all drugs to be released in 2015, the melanoma drug Opdivo (nivolumab) is expected to have the brightest future, according to a report from Thomson... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Summary of public health threats, CDTR week 16, 201520 Apr 2015

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 16:23

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals about active public health threats. This issue covers the period 12 to 18 April 2015, and includes updates on monitoring the 2014–2015 influenza season, the Ebola virus disease in... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Pembrolizumab bests ipilimumab in advanced melanoma

Posted on: 19/04/2015 - 20:08

Pembrolizumab was superior to ipilimumab, the standard of care, as first-line therapy for advanced melanoma in the phase III KEYSTONE-006 trial. Pemb... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Lower DMPA dose provides comparable efficacy, tolerability in adolescents

Posted on: 18/04/2015 - 17:47

ORLANDO – Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) given at a dose of 75 mg provided effective contraception with rates of weight gain and unschedul... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Elderly suicidality tied to disability, isolation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 21:49

AT THE AAGP ANNUAL MEETING NEW ORLEANS – Suicidal thoughts and actions are not rare among the elderly, and seem to have diverse drivers, including ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Medicare proposes adding HPV screening benefit

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:20

Medicare is proposing to begin covering human papillomavirus testing once every 5 years in conjunction with the Pap smear test for its asymptomatic fe... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

New psoriatic arthritis screening tool passes initial validation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:00

The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

New psoriatic arthritis screening tool passes initial validation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:00

The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study aims to bolster argument for reimbursing amyloid imaging

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 15:01

A $100 million study may decide the financial fate of amyloid PET imaging and thus potentially the frequency with which it is used to help rule out Al... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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