New strategy to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases
A new framework has been drawn up by the Department of Health and Social Care with the aim of improving the lives of people with […]
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WHO updates COVID-19 treatment guideline
The World Health Organization coronavirus treatment guidelines have been updated with a recommendation on thromboprophylaxis to prevent coagulopathies such as stroke or thromboembolism. The new […]
Draft guidance approves niraparib for ovarian cancer
NICE has published its final appraisal document on niraparib for maintenance treatment of advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer. According to the draft guidance, […]
Pharmaceutical Industry Network Group Conference charts the rise of personalised medicine, genomics, and AI
The Pharmaceutical Industry Network Group (PING) 2020 Conference was held online on 26 November 2020. Bringing together experts from industry, academia, and medicine, the PING […]
Just 5% of patients with lung cancer were offered video consultations during the first wave of COVID-19
A new report, Virtual consultations in the lung cancer pathway, has been published by Lung Cancer Nursing UK, The British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG), The UK Lung […]
Trial of targeted treatment for children’s cancers underway
As part of a clinical trial funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), hundreds of children whose cancers have recurred will receive tumour sequencing in an effort […]