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...
Find MoreToday, the increasing prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) is one of the leading health challenges worldwide. CRDs affect hundreds of millions of people and cause huge mortality, morbidity, immense socio-economic burden, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Over the past few decades, si...
Find MoreNontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) is a ubiquitous, aerobic, non-motile, acid-fast bacteria, which, when inhaled, may cause severe lung disorders. Especially common in the elderly, individuals with lung diseases, slender caucasian women, and people with esophageal disorders, NTM affects both healthy persons and thos...
Find MoreLevels of air pollution have risen dramatically over the past years due to increasing outdoor human activities such as industrialization, urbanization and indoor activities like burning of solid fuels, coal, etc. This has contaminated the air we breathe with several harmful substances such as Sulfur dioxide (SO2), ...
Find More[caption id="attachment_3632" align="aligncenter" width="1387"] COPD[/caption] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lung...
Find MoreNucala of GlaxoSmithKline exhibits splendid benefits to other IL-5 Inhibitors in Asthma, however flunks as a COPD Drug A Complete Response Letter is received by GSK from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Nucala (mepolizumab) as COPD treatment. Nucala, which targets the IL-5 pathway, was initially appro...
Find MoreUse of Placebo is Necessary Only in Certain Types of Oncology Trials: USFDA In a new draft guidance released, the USFDA is questioning whether or not the use of a placebo in a double-blind, randomized clinical trial is always necessary. The FDA said sometimes the use of a placebo can present practical or ethical co...
Find More[caption id="attachment_1860" align="aligncenter" width="1890"] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder[/caption]
Find MoreChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive life-threatening lung disease which leads to airflow limitation and interferes with normal breathing. According to World Health Organization, approximately 64 million people are affected by COPD worldwide. World Health Organization estimates Chronic Obstr...
Find MoreAstraZeneca has got good results in the clinical trial for its next-generation asthma medication and could be available to patients by the end of next year. The drug, Benralizumab, is a new biological treatment for people with severe asthma, and works by targeting eosinophils that cause inflammation in the lungs of ...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.