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Breast Cancer Treatment Granted FDA Priority Review
Palbociclib provides first-line systemic treatment for women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer Treatment Granted FDA Priority Review
The FDA today granted priority review status to a breakthrough breast cancer drug developed by Pfizer Inc.
CDC Investigating Protocol Breach in Second Dallas Ebola Case
Investigators are working to resolve how a health care worker in Texas contracted the Ebola virus while caring for an infected patient.
Leukemia Treatment Granted Priority Review by FDA
Investigational bispecific T-cell engager antibody construct aids immune system in targeting cancer cells.
Enhanced Ebola Screening Underway at US Airports
Five US airports that receive the majority of travelers from West African nations will add new layers of entry screening.
Chemotherapy-Related Nausea Treatment Gets FDA Nod
The drug combination prevents nausea and vomiting after the start of cancer chemotherapy.
Spending Growth on Oral Oncology Drugs Greater Than All Other Pharmaceuticals
Brand name, patent-protected medications drive increasing costs.
Testosterone Found to Increase the Risk of Prostate Cancer
Researcher urges caution in prescribing testosterone therapy in men who have not been diagnosed with hypogonadism.
Ebola Vaccine Development Remains an Urgent Priority
World Health Organization officials are stressing that clinical trials on Ebola vaccine candidates need to be expedited.
Second Child Apparently Cured of HIV Has Virus Reappear
Virus was undetectable for 3 years before researchers discovered viral reservoirs have not disappeared.
First Confirmed Enterovirus Death Involves New Jersey Preschooler
The child showed no symptoms of the virus prior to his death.
The child showed no symptoms of the respiratory virus prior to his death.
CDC Keeping Tabs on Those Exposed to Texas Ebola Patient
Authorities are working to stop Ebola in its tracks in Dallas.
HIV Broadly Neutralized by Single Family of Antibodies
Findings of study provide new options for future vaccine development.
Authorities are homing in on those who may have been in contact with a Liberian national who traveled to Dallas while infected with the Ebola virus.
E-cigarettes Not Found to Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
Patients who smoke both traditional and e-cigarettes less likely to quit than those who only smoke traditional cigarettes.
Substantial Proportion of Lung Cancer Patients Excluded from Clinical Trials Due to Prior Cancer
Study finds stringent eligibility criteria is creating a barrier for patient enrollment.
Ongoing Efforts to Limit Ebola in Texas
Texas health care officials have ordered close relatives of the Dallas Ebola patient to stay home.
Enterovirus Found in 4 Recently Deceased Children
The virus may also be connected to polio-like symptoms found in some young patients.
Four children who recently died have tested positive for enterovirus D68, though it is not yet clear what role, if any, the virus played in their deaths.
Despite First Confirmed Case, Ebola Poses No Threat to United States
Officials stress that the strength of the US health care system will contain the virus.
Ebola Epidemic Deemed the Most Severe Public Health Emergency of Modern Times
As the Ebola outbreak worsens, interest in therapies using recovered victims' blood grows.
Doctors Without Borders Warns Ebola Is Winning
The current Ebola epidemic is causing the health care system in West Africa to collapse.
Melanoma Drug Combo Improves Survival with Decreased Side Effects
Therapy significantly reduces development of secondary skin cancer.