Study: African-Americans Need More Vitamin D | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
A study by Kimme Ng, MD, MPH, at Dana-Farber, shows African-Americans have lower levels of vitamin D in the blood and may need higher doses of vitamin D … source
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: My Health Situation Would Be Dire Without Good Insurance
Julia Louis-Dreyfus isn’t kidding herself when it comes to how lucky she is to be in recovery after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. “It is not lost on…
AstraZeneca plots China robot offensive to counter price cuts
WUXI, China/LONDON (Reuters) – With smart cancer diagnostics, one-stop-shop diabetes kits and AI systems to improve ambulance pick-ups for patients with chest pain, AstraZeneca (AZN.L) aims to move from simply…
Merck KGaA, Pfizer’s immuno-drug shown to alleviate kidney cancer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA said that its immunotherapy Bavencio, jointly developed with Pfizer, delayed the progression of kidney cancer when used in combination with Pfizer’s Inlyta drug in a…
Israeli radiation therapy firm Alpha Tau raises $29 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Alpha Tau Medical, an Israeli developer of alpha radiation cancer therapy, said on Wednesday it raised $29 million in a private financing round led by private…
UK rejects Gilead’s CAR-T cancer cell therapy as too expensive
LONDON (Reuters) – A cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy for otherwise untreatable forms of blood cancer is too expensive to justify its use on Britain’s state-funded health service, the country’s healthcare…
10 Ways Vegans Are Ruining The World
Is opting for a meat & dairy free diet ruining the world? Join Alltime10’s as we take you through 10 reasons why sticking to be meat might be better for…
Hospital parking: The real cost for patients (CBC Marketplace)
Hospital Parking Pain | Originally broadcast March 29, 2013 We investigate the costs of parking at hospitals in Canada, find who’s really making money off those … source
Pfizer bets on biotech flu vaccine in $425 million BioNTech alliance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Pfizer has agreed to pay German biotech firm BioNTech up to $425 million in an alliance to develop more effective influenza jabs, the latest among several major…
Cancer risk with diabetes is higher for women than men
(Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are more likely to develop certain cancers than those without the condition, and a new analysis suggests that the increased risk is greater for…