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Study Achieves Primary and Secondary Endpoints, Demonstrating Statistically Significant Reductions in Body Weight with Once-Daily VK2735 Dosing as Compared to Placebo Up to 12.2% (26.6 lbs) Mean Weight Loss Observed After 13 Weeks of VK2735 Treatment Compared with 1.3% (2.9 lbs) for Placebo Exploratory Assessment of Low Dose Maintenance Treatment Demonstrates Positive Proof of Concept VK2735 Shown to be Safe …

Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by U.S. FDA for Patients with Pretreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer  Merck.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

More than 2,000 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against the makers of Ozempic and Zepbound, with patients alleging life-threatening side effects linked to the popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The consolidated litigation, centred in a Pennsylvania federal court, has moved into the discovery stage as regulators update product labels and drugmakers face mounting legal and public scrutiny. …

Eli Lilly to Raise U.K. Price of Mounjaro for Out-of-Pocket Patients  The Wall Street Journal Lilly to hike UK price of Mounjaro weight-loss drug by 170%  Reuters Eli Lilly says it will raise drug prices in Europe to ‘make them lower’ in U.S.  statnews.com Cost of weight-loss drug Mounjaro could rise significantly  BBC Eli Lilly hikes price of diabetes drug Mounjaro in UK as …

Patients see doctors in a white coat as professional and trustworthy but often mistake a female medic wearing one for a nurse or medical assistant, a study has found. Female physicians are “unfairly judged based on appearance and attire, which affected patients’ perceptions of professionalism and competency”, according to a global review of the evidence around patients’ impressions of what …

TAR-200 is a miniature, pretzel-shaped drug-device duo containing a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine, which is inserted into the bladder through a catheter and releases the drug for three weeks per treatment cycle. How the drug delivery system works   TAR-200 is a miniature, pretzel-shaped drug-device duo containing a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine, which is inserted into the bladder through …

Hennepin County commissioners voted 6-1 Tuesday to retake control of the nonprofit that runs HCMC and its clinics after years of budget problems, moving to prevent a closure of the safety-net hospital in downtown Minneapolis. The controversial move dissolves the Hennepin Healthcare System board of community volunteers created in 2007 to oversee the hospital’s day-to-day operations. The health system has …

Cancer-fighting vaccine prompts immune response for some patients  Euronews.com Pancreatic cancer vaccine prevents recurrence in Phase 1 clinical trial  NBC News Off-the-shelf vaccine shows promise in preventing cancers returning, study finds  The Guardian Lymph node-targeted, mKRAS-specific amphiphile vaccine in pancreatic and colorectal cancer: phase 1 AMPLIFY-201 trial final results  Nature The 6 signs of pancreatic cancer to never ignore  The Independent Source link

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR NEPTUNUS-1 and NEPTUNUS-2 are the first ever global phase III trials to demonstrate statistically significant reduction in disease activity for Sjögren’s disease1  Ianalumab has the potential to become the first and only targeted treatment approved for patients with Sjögren’s disease Ianalumab was well tolerated and demonstrated a favorable safety profile in Sjögren’s …

Hadassah Medical Center reported that 11 patients who received an intravitreal injection developed an eye infection. The hospital clarified that the incident was reported to the Ministry of Health, and immediate treatment was initiated for the patients’ eyes. Several other patients began receiving preventive treatment to avoid the development of inflammation. “The Hadassah Eye Clinic is making immediate phone contact …