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Local Consolidative Therapy After Dual Immunotherapy Fizzles in Metastatic NSCLC
(MedPage Today) -- Local consolidative therapy (LCT) after induction treatment with nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) failed to improve surv…
Bipartisan Campaign Pledges $100M to Cut U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate in Half
(MedPage Today) -- Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 mill…
Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents
Ten people were evacuated from the home in Araucanía region in central Chile.
Predicting Preeclampsia With a Protein? Gene-Silencing for Cardiomyopathy
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine…
The CDC Division I Spent 15 Years Building Is in Peril
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. is in the midst of a chronic disease crisis. The Trump administration's focus on chronic diseases as part of the Make Amer…
Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems
'People are still afraid of those three letters': Fighting the stigma of HIV
That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about th…
We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protectionsSilicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards…
A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage
As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already stru…
Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.…
STAT+: Breast cancer pill from AstraZeneca misses mark in pivotal trial
A pill from AstraZeneca failed to improve outcomes in closely watched breast cancer study, a result that could limit the use of the medicine. LONDON —…
STAT+: Scholar Rock wins FDA approval for first drug to target SMA muscle loss
A late-stage clinical trial found that, when combined with an SMN2-targeting drug, Isembyld caused young patients’ motor skills to improve after a yea…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towersOne p…
Health ministry, IQVIA discuss expanding clinical trials, health technology investment
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and healthcare data and technology company IQVIA discussed expanding cooperation in clinical trials, pharmaceutic…
Egypt to establish migrant health unit under IOM agreement
The Health Ministry plans to establish a dedicated migrant health unit to oversee access to healthcare and coordinate referrals for treatment under an…
Health ministry plans rehabilitation centres, digital system for prosthetic services
The Health Ministry is moving ahead with plans for a prosthetics and assistive devices complex and a wider network of specialised rehabilitation centr…
Health Ministry reviews concession to operate New Heliopolis Hospital
The Ministry of Health is reviewing a proposal to grant a concession for the management, operation and development of the General Authority for Health…
Egypt calls for sustainable epidemic financing, stronger African role in global health
Egypt has called for sustainable and predictable financing to strengthen Africa’s preparedness for epidemics, while urging the continent to play a gre…
Health Ministry performs over 3.3 million critical surgeries since July 2018
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that 3,342,772 surgeries have been performed under the presidential initiative to end waiting list…
Egypt, Huawei discuss digital transformation of healthcare sector
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population and Huawei have discussed expanding cooperation on the digital transformation of the country’s healthcare sy…
Egypt, Italy’s San Donato discuss New Heliopolis Hospital development
Egypt is discussing plans with Italy’s San Donato healthcare group to develop and operate the New Heliopolis Hospital as part of its efforts to improv…
Egypt’s health campaign delivers nearly 11 million free services in 8 days
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced on Monday that its “100 Days of Health” campaign has provided nearly 11 million free medical services nationwide sin…
Egypt explores specialised fund to boost biotechnology, health technology investment
Egypt is exploring the establishment of a specialised investment fund for biotechnology and medical technologies as part of broader efforts to attract…