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New Hybrid Treatment Forces Cancer Cells to Starve

The combination of a drug and a protein fragment prevents the growth of blood cancer cells, a new study in mice shows.  The work addressed multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in blood cells that normally fight infections by making…

Novel AI-Driven Model Validated to Predict Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Large U.S. Study

Boehringer Ingelheim and Carelon Research have conducted a validation study of the Klinrisk model, a machine-learning tool developed to predict the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression at all stages of the disease. Using data from a diverse population…

The World’s First “Recombinant Anthrax Vaccine”: GC Biopharma applies for MFDS Approval

GC Biopharma announced 1 Nov. 2023 that it has applied for the marketing approval of “GC1109”, an anthrax vaccine jointly developed by GC Biopharma and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), to the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety…

Vesica Health Appoints Distinguished Urologic Oncologist Dr. William T. Lowrance to Chief Medical Officer

VESICA HEALTH, INC., a multi-omics, liquid biopsy company transforming the management of hematuria patients and improving the early detection of bladder cancer, today announced that William T. Lowrance, MD, MPH, MBA will serve as the company’s Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Lowrance…

Chime Biologics and Hope Medicine Enter Manufacturing Agreement to Speed up the Launch of First-in-class Antibody Drug HMI-115 Targeting Endometriosis and Androgenic Alopecia

Chime Biologics, a leading CDMO that enables its partners’ success in biologics, and Hope Medicine Inc. (HopeMed), a science-driven, patient-centric, clinical-stage biotech company, announced on September 28 that the companies are collaborating to develop and manufacture the first-in-class monoclonal antibody drug HMI-115. Under…

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and Pulmonary Hypertension Association Provide Guidance on Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Interstitial Lung Disease

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) and Pulmonary Hypertension Association have developed a position statement that addresses gaps in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients living with pulmonary hypertension (PH) related to interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The PH-ILD position statement, featuring a version for…

Positive results from first-in-human completely leadless CRT in the US, published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology

EBR Systems, Inc. (ASX:EBR), the medical device company developing wireless cardiac pacing systems, is proud to announce that positive results from the first completely leadless cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in the United States have been published in The Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC). The positive results published in JACC are based on a 1-year follow-up…

COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the Corona Virus in Patients with Celiac Disease

A retrospective study undertaken by Maccabi KSM Research in Israel has revealed that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine offers the same level of protection against the virus for patients with Celiac Disease as it does for those without this chronic condition. Throughout the…

First patient treated in the second dose group in Annexin’s RVO study

Annexin Pharmaceuticals announces that all patients in the first dose group with the lowest dose have now completed treatment in the company’s clinical phase 2 study in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) with the investigational drug candidate ANXV. No…

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, , Lawrence J. Singerman as a Most Trusted Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Field of Ophthalmology

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, , Lawrence J. Singerman as a Most Trusted Healthcare Professional for his contributions to the Field of Ophthalmology. Dr. Singerman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University, and a Medical Degree…