If you’re not in the field of oncology, you might be getting sick of all the cancer buzz dominating healthcare news feeds over the last few weeks. There was the historic FDA approval of Merck’s Keytruda, an immunotherapy, for a genetic biomarker rather than a tissue of origin. It is now indicated for a range of solid tumors (breast, colon, pancreatic etc.), as long as the mutated cells carry so-called mismatched repair genes....
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MUMBAI: Laurus Labs, a Hyderabad based pharmaceutical company, partly owned by US private equity giant Warburg Pincus, is planning a Rs 750-1,000 crore public issue, which is expected to hit the markets in the second half of the year. Laurus, which makes active pharmaceutical ingredients, has mandated Citigroup, Jefferies and Kotak Securities as lead bankers for the issue, several people familiar with the matter told ET......
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Big names in technology, including Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM, worked with healthcare industry groups to develop a standard for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.Convened by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), a working group made up of 52 organizations set out to create a common language so industry stakeholders can better understand AI technologies.The standard, which was released Tuesday, has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The CTA wo...
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Artificial sweeteners are often used to help individuals cut calories and manage their weight as they are not digested by the body......
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Harbin (China): Six years ago, Wang Huanming was paralysed from the neck down after being injured. Today, he hopes he has found the answer to walking again: a new body for his head. Wang, a 62-year-old retired gas company worker, is one of several people in China who have volunteered for a body transplant in the northern Chinese city of Harbin…...
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With $5 million in venture funding and the leadership of top fintech and commerce event founders, HLTH promises to be a new breed of healthcare conference. The four-day event planned for May 2018 in Las Vegas, will cover the healthcare innovations that are driving quality improvements and cost reductions and, essentially, transforming the entire health industry....
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