BOSTON — A small drug trial is offering the potential of a major impact in the fight against cancer. The 18 rectal cancer patients involved in the study experienced something of a medical miracle after their cancer disappeared without chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. Those patients took an immunotherapy drug called […]
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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has deteriorated into a medical crisis, with the top medical union declaring a national health emergency over a life-threatening shortage of drugs. On Tuesday the country’s most powerful trade union, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), called a meeting and declared a medical crisis as doctors […]
(Bloomberg) — The head of India’s main medical research agency said there were “major safety concerns” over Merck & Co.’s Covid-19 drug that may impede its addition to the country’s viral treatment list. Even though India’s drug regulator last week approved Merck’s molnupiravir for emergency use, Balram Bhargava, the director […]