Drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday that the combination of its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda with Pfizer Inc's Inlyta cut the risk of death nearly in half for patients with the most common form of kidney cancer when compared with treatment with ch... ... (Reuters Health) - Roughly in six U.S. kids have at least one mental health disorder, and only about half of them receive treatment from a mental health professional, a new study suggests.
... Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday that a late-stage study of a key experimental drug aimed at treating NASH, a progressive fatty liver disease, failed to meet its main goal, sending the company's shares down 4.6 percent in after-hours trading.
... (Reuters Health) - Roughly 45 percent of Americans under 65 who have cardiovascular disease experience financial hardships from medical bills, a U.S. study suggests.
... Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that it expects its drug for a rare disease, which had long been available to patients for free, will cost more than $300,000 per year including rebates to insurers and other discounts.
... (Reuters Health) - Boys whose teachers find them antisocial in kindergarten may have lower income as adults than their classmates who don't have behavior problems, a Canadian study suggests.
... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned more than a dozen companies against selling unapproved products which claim to treat Alzheimer's disease and other serious ailments, the agency said on Monday.
... Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that they will slash the U.S. list price of their potent but expensive cholesterol fighter Praluent by 60 percent, as the drugmakers follow a similar move by rival Amgen Inc in hopes of increas... ... Global wearable sensors market is set to reach USD 4.0 billion by 2024, witnessing a CAGR of 32.4% during the forecast period. Increasing the advancement of wearable sensing, wireless communication techniques, high performing processing systems and low consumption of energy are the major factors that are bolstering the growth of the global wearable sensors market. ... An elderly man suffering Parkinson's Disease and dementia was given 10 times his medication and had unexplained bruising when he died at an Australian aged care facility, his widow told an inquiry into the A$20 billion ($14 billion) aged care sector.
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Merck, Pfizer combo treatment boosts kidney cancer survival
One in six U.S. kids have mental health disorders
Gilead misses key goal in NASH liver disease trial, shares sink
Almost half of U.S. heart disease patients struggle with medical bills
Catalyst Pharma sees net price of drug, once free, topping $300,000
Kindergarten teachers’ assessments may be linked with pupils’ earnings as adults
FDA rebukes 17 firms for selling fake Alzheimer’s drugs
Sanofi and Regeneron cut list price of cholesterol drug by 60 percent
Global Wearable Sensors Market Trends in 2019, Estimated to Growth Rate Forecast to 2024
Dementia patient over-medicated and bruised when he died, widow tells Australian aged care inquiry