Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise -- here's how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence

Jon and Mindy Gray bet $55M on AI to catch cancer before it starts

A new institute at Penn’s Basser Center will use artificial intelligence and biomarkers to intercept hereditary cancers at their earliest stages, before they become disease. The idea behind the gift is unusual enough to need its own word. Most cancer philanthropy funds treatment, the long campaign that begins once a tumour has announced itself. Jon [] This story continues at The Next Web

Lancet paper critique – Part 3

Finally, you may think, some figures. In this blog I want to look at some of the figures on adverse effects seen in a number of statin trials – such figures as it is possibly to unearth anyway. Unlike the CTT in Oxford I – along with almost every other researcher in the world – []

Angiex’s Upcoming Mission on the International Space Station

I think most of you know that the reason we haven’t been posting much the last three years is that Shou-Ching and I launched a biotech company, Angiex, in 2015 with the goal of creating a breakthrough cancer therapy. Our Read more » The post Angiex’s Upcoming Mission on the International Space Station appeared first on Perfect Health Diet.

Nuvation Bio Stock Is Up 190% Despite Recent Pressure. Should Investors Care About This $753,000 Insider Sale?

This oncology biotech advancing targeted therapies reported a notable insider sale amid ongoing clinical-stage development.

Celltrion secures FDA’s 1st interchangeable status for Rituximab biosimilar

Celltrion secures FDA’s 1st interchangeable status for Rituximab biosimilar

Cancer Patients Swapping Chemotherapy for Ivermectin as Oncologists Sound Alarm

A JAMA Network Open study tracking 68 million patient records found ivermectin prescriptions among cancer patients more than doubled after Mel Gibson's Joe Rogan interview. The American Society of Clinical Oncology says there is no clinical evidence the antiparasitic drug treats cancer and that its interactions with chemotherapy remain incompletely understood.

Carol Vorderman hospitalised after fall left her unconscious and covered in bruises

Vorderman said the health scare was behind her recent social media absence.

I’d Rather Risk Cancer Than See AI Move This Fast

On a fall afternoon 15 years ago, I met an idealistic researcher outside a Stanford coffee shop to discuss our shared dream: using AI to detect cancer. He had wiry hair, a penchant for talking with his hands, and a reputation for brilliance. He worked at a research lab that developed early screens for cancer; []

From Kuantan to ‘Oscars of science’: top Malaysian scientist is constantly adapting

For Dr Thein Swee Lay, the only Malaysian scientist to have won the Breakthrough Prize, cracking a code in gene therapy was easier than hunting down an authentic version of her hometown popiah – or spring rolls – in the US, where she has been based for years. “I have not come across a Malaysian restaurant that sells good popiah. I miss it,” Thein told This Week in Asia in an exclusive interview where she fondly reminisced about her childhood in Malaysia’s coastal town of Kuantan. Thein, the...

Precigen: Entering The Oncology 'Sweet Spot'

Precigen: Entering The Oncology 'Sweet Spot'

Sickle cell breakthrough: World's first CRISPR therapy cures Louisiana man's lifelong disease

Sickle cell breakthrough: World's first CRISPR therapy cures Louisiana man's lifelong disease

FDA-approved drug may finally help immunotherapy defeat rare liver cancer

Researchers found that a rare liver cancer evades immunotherapy by luring immune T cells away from the tumor and trapping them in nearby fibrous tissue. An FDA-approved drug called AMD3100 freed those T cells to attack the cancer, significantly improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy in tumor samples.

Duloxetine (Generic Cymbalta) Recalled Over Potential Cancer-Causing Compound: Here Are the Lot Numbers to Check

Duloxetine (generic Cymbalta) has been recalled by Breckenridge Pharmaceutical for elevated nitrosamine levels. Here are the specific lot numbers and the critical safety warning.

Study: Fitness Trackers Increase Physical Activity in Heart Disease Patients

(NaturalNews) A meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials found that people with cardiovascular disease who used wearable devices or smartphone apps added an...

Tata Memorial study spotlights papaya leaf extract as an affordable solution when platelet count falls due to chemotherapy

The research found that “Carica papaya leaf extract (CPLE) significantly improves recovery from chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia

Treatment may spare children repeated surgeries for vascular defects

The newly introduced procedure allows medication to penetrate the malformation’s cells at concentrations up to 10,000 times greater than in conventional treatment.

Pfizer's Lung Cancer Drug Trial Fails To Boost Survival

Pfizer's experimental drug sigvotatug vedotin failed to improve survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients compared to standard therapy, Pfizer announced.

Kennedy’s HHS is sacrificing cancer cures for trial bar profits

In May, researchers reported something that would have sounded like science fiction a generation ago. In patients with high-risk melanoma, an experimental mRNA cancer therapy paired with an immunotherapy drug cut the risk of the cancer returning or killing them by nearly half. The same approach is now in late-stage trials for lung, kidney, and []

Patients and physicians urge national action on excess sodium, kidney disease

“Bawat oras, may isang Pilipinong nagkakasakit sa bato. At ang pinakamasakit dito, this disease is preventable,” said Dr. Deborah Ona, medical director of St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City (SLMC-QC)

5 of America's greatest medical breakthroughs revealed as the nation marks 250 years

From joint replacement and Deep TMS for depression to targeted therapy for cancer, experts highlight top U.S. medical breakthroughs over 250 years.

Open letter urges Robert Abela to end reliance on charity funding for cancer treatment

An open letter to Prime Minister Robert Abela says Multiple Myeloma patients are being directed to charitable funding for essential treatment, calling for faster inclusion of EU-approved cancer medicines in the national formulary

FDA Launches Effort to Accelerate Drug Trials

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a series of initiatives aimed at accelerating clinical trials and modernizing drug development, part of a broader effort to reduce delays in bringing new treatments to patients while maintaining safety and scientific standards. The initiative, called Operation TrialBlazer, includes steps designed to speed both early-stage and late-stage []...Click to read more

Comcast, Viridian Therapeutics jump premarket; Doximity slips

Comcast, Viridian Therapeutics jump premarket; Doximity slips

RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access

Peptide drugs are popular, but FDA scientists warn they're untested, may be harmful.

Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea — then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI

Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea — then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI

MediThinQ and Synovis Micro Companies Alliance, Inc. Announce Strategic Global Distribution Agreement

MediThinQ, a South Korea-based innovator in surgical visualization technologies, has entered into an exclusive ...

The overlooked reason why new drugs take so long—and the $10 trillion fix

A new report estimates speeding up FDA drug approvals by one year could generate over 10 trillion in economic value from faster medical innovation.