House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill to let the government negotiate prices on some drugs would save the government $ 345 billion over seven years but stifle innovation of new treatments and cures, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. Democrats are likely to use the findings, from an initial report from the… Read More »
Tired of her saggy skin, make-up artist Tina Young, 53, tried Ultherapy, an ultrasound skin-tightening treatment at Dr Tracy Mountford’s The Cosmetic Skin Clinic [embedded content] ‘For a long while, I was apprehensive about altering my face in any way. As a make-up artist, I’ve worked with a lot of models and actors and actresses… Read More »
Merck hasn’t exactly made a fortune on its $ 9.5 billion Cubist Pharmaceuticals buyout, but now, a next-gen antibiotic it acquired in that deal has a brand-new indication that could help jump-start sales. On Monday, the FDA approved that drug, Zerbaxa, to treat adults with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia. It’s an add-on to Zerbaxa’s original approvals—to treat complicated… Read More »
May 24, 2019 — The FDA has approved the first new treatment in 15 years for an aggressive form of lung cancer. The device, the NovoTTF-100L System made by Novocure, uses electric fields to stop solid tumors from mesothelioma from dividing. Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer strongly associated with asbestos exposure. The new… Read More »
A&E waits in England have reached their worst level since the four-hour target was introduced in 2004. The deterioration in performance came after hospitals appeared to be coping well in the early part of winter. During January, only 84.4% of patients were treated or admitted in four hours – well below the 95% threshold. It… Read More »