Monthly Archives: September 2023

Studies revive calls for women’s heart health to be better explored

Atrial fibrillation is a type of irregular heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, that reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood properly. It may lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, or other cardiovascular complications and is the most common cardiac arrythmia in many developed countries including the US and Australia. This week 2 new scientific studies […]

Amgen presents late-breaking Phase 2 olpasiran data at ESC 2023

Amgen today announced data from the final analysis of the Phase 2 OCEAN(a)-DOSE study of olpasiran, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) during the Late-Breaking Science Session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Annual Meeting being held in Amsterdam. In the off-treatment extension period, olpasiran showed a lasting effect on Lp(a) reduction nearly a year after the last dose. […]

Fauci speaks out over COVID variant as mask mandates reintroduced

Anthony Fauci has said that there is “not going to be the tsunami of cases that we’ve seen” during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, following the emergence of two new variants of the virus. Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, the former chief medical advisor to the president, who was regularly the face […]

NEW SURVEY FROM THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (LLS) REVEALS LOW AWARENESS ABOUT BLOOD CANCERS

Nearly 80 and 90 percent of adults respectively don’t associate lymphoma and myeloma as types of blood cancer; LLS provides free blood cancer education and resources for all and personalized support for patients, survivors, families, and caregivers RYE BROOK, N.Y., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — While a majority of adults recognize leukemia as a blood cancer, […]

Live Worm Found In Woman’s Brain Is Rare—But Common Deadly Parasites Already Plague Billions Of People

Topline Neurosurgeons in Australia this week reported pulling a live, three-inch worm from a woman’s brain, a shocking, world-first discovery that adds another threat to the catalog of dangerous worms and parasites that already target billions of people around the world. Key Facts Experts said the woman likely became an “accidental host” for the parasitic […]

Karyopharm Appoints Zhen Su, MD, MBA to its Board of Directors

NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced the appointment of Zhen Su, MD, MBA, to its Board of Directors, effective August 31, 2023. Dr. Su is currently Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Marengo […]

Medical Aesthetics Market Revenue to Hit USD 7,940 Million By 2032

Medical Aesthetics Market Revenue to Hit USD 7,940 Million By 2032 News Home Friday, September 01, 2023 11:40 AM | GlobeNewswire via QuoteMedia Medical Aesthetics Market Revenue to Hit USD 7,940 Million By 2032 The global medical aesthetics market revenue surpassed USD 5,860 million in 2022 and is expected to hit around USD 7,940 million […]

‘Raising awareness of blood cancer symptoms saves lives. It’s as simple as that’

Life with Leukaemia: A family’s story of navigating the emotional, physical and financial challenges of living with blood cancer, by Amy Atkinson September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Blood Cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK and the third biggest killer. Let’s work together towards a future that is brighter for blood […]