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Aug 30, 2021

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition that is characterized by the development of blood clots in the veins. The condition includes Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein of the lower legs or pelvic area. However, in some cases, the blood clots from pelvic areas may brea...

Aug 20, 2024

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder usually diagnosed in young boys, gradually weakening muscles across the body until the heart or lungs fail. Symptoms often show up by the age of 5; as the disease progresses, patients tend to lose the ability to walk around the age of 12. As per a recent ...

Aug 26, 2021

Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Shape’s RNA editing technol...

Aug 25, 2021

Pharmaceutical companies play a vital part in our lives and in helping us to live healthier lives. The pharmaceutical industry finds, develops, manufactures, and promotes medicines or pharmaceutical drugs for usage as medications that are administered (or self-administered) to patients in order to cure, vaccinate, ...

Aug 24, 2021

AstraZeneca's Newly Occupied Alexion Hits Rock Bottom After Ultomiris (Ravulizumab) Fails to Show Efficacy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AstraZeneca's 39 billion USD complete acquisition of Alexion took over just a few months back. Unpleasant news strike hard for their first deal in the rare neu...

Aug 23, 2021

Rare diseases, collectively, can not be considered rare at all. According to the National Institute of Health, approximately 30 million Americans that makeup 10% of the total American population, are affected by one of the 7,000 known rare diseases. However, the challenges manifested by the Rare patient population ...

Aug 20, 2021

Fecal Incontinence (FI) is a condition in which individuals lose the control of bowel movements leading to unexpected, involuntary leakage of stools. Also known as Bowel Incontinence, it is a result of constipation, diarrhea, and nerve damage due to aging. The condition can be of two types: urge incontinence, where...

Aug 19, 2021

Boston Scientific starts recruitment for randomized controlled trials for the EkoSonic™ Endovascular System On August 04, 2021, Boston Scientific Corporation started the enrolment in the HI-PEITHO clinical trial, which is a collaborative research study with the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Cons...

Aug 18, 2021

As per the WHO, “the number of people affected with Diabetes has grown significantly from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. A rising trend in prevalence is observed in low- and middle-income countries as compared to high-income countries”. Additionally, Diabetes is a significant cause of the number of dea...

Aug 17, 2021

FDA’s Green Flag to Keytruda and Lenvima combination by Merck and Eisai for Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) The FDA approved the combination of Keytruda and Lenvima produced by Merck and Eisai, as a first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The efficacy and safety resul...