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Lung’s Microbiome Might Play Role in Cancer

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They also showed signs of an inflammatory immune response that, based on past research, may worsen lung cancer patients’ outlook. That suggests lung bacteria might modulate the immune response in a way that affects lung cancer progression, according to Segal. © 2020 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Iceni Diagnostics creates new virus detection device and the RDIF announce its vaccine is more than 95 per cent efficient

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The hand-held testing device uses lateral flow – like a home pregnancy test – to detect the virus’s interaction with sugars around human cells, so that nurses, doctors and patients can all easily perform the test without any prior training and at any location. .

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AZ, J&J tweaking COVID shots to reduce clotting risks; report

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At the same time, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care excellence (NICE) is developing guidance to help doctors manage the cases of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) and low blood platelet counts that have been seen with the COVID-19 vaccines.

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Necessity Is the Mother of Innovation: Key Trends and Predictions from Biotech Showcase Digital After an Unprecedented Year That Drove Momentous Changes in Healthcare

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In other areas of the industry (such as cell and genetic medicine development) progress continued at an impressively brisk pace despite the pandemic. Douglas Lee of Bayer Pharmaceuticals described this change as a major shift in how patients access healthcare and “a change in the mindset that you need to see the doctor for everything.”

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STAT+: Foundation charges cancer patients $83,000 for unproven but promising experimental drug

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But they said the sum covers only the direct costs of designing and manufacturing the vaccines ― which are tailored to the unique genetic makeup of each patient’s tumor ― and that the FDA has approved the breakdown of expenses. A doctor at Duke was skeptical and would not administer the shots, Kielty said.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

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Doctors need better tools to evaluate the status of COVID-19 patients as early as possible because many of the treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—are in short supply, and we know that some patients will get better without intensive treatments,” said co-senior author Andrew E. How the Immune System Drives Brain Aging.

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail gets US emergency licence

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Doctors now have another option to choose from to combat the disease, following EUAs for drugs such as Eli Lilly’s baricitinib and Gilead’s Veklury (remdesivir). Regeneron’s antibodies were designed to combat SARS-CoV-02 using the company’s proprietary genetically modified mice, which have been engineered to have a human immune system.