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Immunotherapy also called biologic therapy, is a type of cancer treatment that boosts the body's natural defenses to fight cancer. Cancer immunotherapy (CI) is recently advancing at a rapid pace and can be considered as the “fifth pillar” of cancer treatment, joining the ranks of radiation, cytotoxic chemotherapy, ...

Resistant Hypertension (RHTN) is defined as uncontrolled blood pressure despite the use of ≥3 antihypertensive agents of different classes, including a diuretic, usually thiazide-like, a long-acting calcium channel blocker, and a blocker of the renin-angiotensin system, either an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme)...

Ypsomed Collaborated with CamDiab for Smartphone-based Automated Insulin Delivery On March 22, 2022, Ypsomed, a leading manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication partnered with CamDiab Ltd, developer of CamAPS FX, an app for the management of glucose levels via insulin pumps using an ada...

Patent protection and expiration is one of the hot topics in the healthcare industry. Patent protection results in high sales and profits for the initial developers and innovators of the drugs, and as per various estimates, the gross profit margins for the Patent protected drugs exceed 90% in some cases. However, t...

Sanofi’s Rare Disease Drug Xenpozyme Wins World’s First Approval in Japan Sanofi’s Xenpozyme, also known as olipudase alfa, the world's first therapy for the rare disease Niemann-Pick type A/B and B, has been approved for the treatment of children and adults with non-CNS manifestations of Acid Sphingomyelinase D...

Fabry Disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by a nonfunctional or partially functional enzyme called alpha galactosidase A (α-Gal A). Decreased activity of α-Gal A in lysosomes results in the accumulation of enzyme substrates (Gb3 and lyso-Gb3) which cause cellular damage in tissues throughout th...

Dupixent (dupilumab) is a non-immunosuppressive fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the signalling of the interleukin-4 (IL-4) and interleukin-13 (IL-13) proteins. According to data from Dupixent clinical trials, IL-4 and IL-13 are key drivers of type 2 inflammation, which is a major contributor to Atopic...

Smithfield BioScience and BioCircuit to Develop New Nerve Tape Device On March 16, 2022, BioCircuit Technologies, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded medical device company primarily focused on developing and commercializing tissue repair and neural interfacing products, and Smithfield BioScience, a uni...

Food Allergies is a major concern for a wide spectrum of populations globally. According to the World Allergy Organization, “food allergy affected approximately 2.5% of the general population, but the spread of prevalence data was wide, ranging from 1% to 10%.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

NHS Grants Fast Track Access to Takeda’s Exkivity Takeda has secured UK approval for its lung cancer therapy Exkivity, with an NHS access deal that could see it prescribed to patients within the next few weeks. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted conditional marketing authorisa...