Advances in Treating Menopause
Menopause is a normal, natural event in every woman’s life, but it can cause a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. New therapies show promise for bringing relief and an improved quality of life.
How Gene Therapy Is Curing Diseases
For patients with genetic disease, recent evolution of and FDA approval for gene therapies are transforming care and turning an ambitious dream into a life-changing reality. But getting affordable treatments to patients safely and efficiently remains a challenge.
Next-Generation Primary Care: How “Going to the Doctor” Is Changing
The future of healthcare is being driven by digital transformations and emerging technology that provide preventive, personalized and predictive medicine.
Scientists Develop $25 Nasal Spray That Is 99% Effective Against Colds, Flu and COVID-19
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have developed a simple nasal spray, made of harmless ingredients, that can protect people against flu, colds and COVID-19 with near-100 percent success, and it costs just $25.
Immune Globulin and Prophylactic Antibiotics Provide Similar Efficacy in Treating Hypogammaglobulinemia Secondary to Hematological Malignancy
Immune globulin replacement and prophylactic antibiotics are commonly used to prevent infections in patients with secondary hypogammaglobulinemia due to hematological malignancies but have never been directly compared.
Update on Treating Neutropenia
While neutropenia can be a life-threatening condition, physicians have many tools to treat it.
New Vaccine Could Lower ‘Bad’ Cholesterol by as Much as 30 Percent
A new vaccine currently in development can effectively and affordably lower levels of “bad’ cholesterol in the body, a health problem that affects almost two in five adults in the U.S.
World’s First Gene Therapies Approved to Treat Sickle Cell Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two treatments, Casgevy and Lyfgenia, representing the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients 12 years and older.
Hizentra Vials to Be Discontinued and Replaced with Prefilled Syringes
CSL Behring is discontinuing all sizes of Hizentra vials in the U.S. by the end of September 2024.
Discovery Could Predict Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma
Researchers have discovered a rare type of immune cell that may predict how likely some patients with skin cancer will respond to immunotherapy treatment.
