What you need to know now if you DO find a lump in your breast (*Most importantly, there's only a 10% chance it's cancer)
Strictly judge Shirley Ballas revealed last week that she 'worries every time the phone rings' as she waits for the results of a biopsy on her left breast. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR MARTIN SCURR: I have erectile dysfunction but Viagra doesn't work for me. Is my sex life over?
Q: I have slow-progressing prostate cancer, diagnosed eight years ago, and have had several TURP procedures. For the past two to three years, I've been suffering from erectile dysfunction. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Opening statement by Director of Programme Management at the World Immunization Week press ...
Distinguished guests, esteemed colleagues, and members of the media,
We warmly welcome you to this press conference to mark World Immunization Week. This year, the week coincides with a remarkable milestone – 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, or EPI.
When launched in 1974, this WHO initiative started out with a limited series of vaccines against just six childhood diseases. Today, EPI offers protection against 13 vaccine-preventable diseases, reflecting the initiative’s incredible progress.
Here in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, more than 25 million lives have been saved thanks to the power of v...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 29, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
WHO Africa Advances African Science by Promoting Peer-Reviewed Research
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When the Man Who Built the Bombs Met the Man Who Dropped the Bombs…
Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change
UN Environmenta...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maina Waruru Tags: Africa Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report SDGs for All World Source Type: news
WHO Africa Advances African Science by Promoting Peer-Reviewed Rese
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When the Man Who Built the Bombs Met the Man Who Dropped the Bombs…
Ahead of UN Summit of the Future, Mobilizing Youth for Change
UN Environmenta...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maina Waruru Tags: Africa Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report SDGs for All World Source Type: news
New, serious safety risk related to MorphoSys ’ cancer drug complicates, potentially threatens, Novartis acquisition
MorphoSys is dealing with an emerging safety issue related to pelabresib, the experimental treatment for myelofibrosis and centerpiece of its proposed $3 billion acquisition by Novartis, STAT has learned. Physicians involved with MorphoSys’ completed Phase 3 study have reported multiple cases of…#morphosys #pelabresib #novartis #stat #physicians #myeloid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MD Anderson Cancer Center expands national network again to Chicago
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's latest partnership creates a new network in Illinois that provides cancer care to residents while allowing MD Anderson to expand its clinical testing base. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jishnu Nair Source Type: news
FDA Grants Full Approval for Tivdak to Treat Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical Cancer
NEW YORK& COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 29, 2024 -- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Genmab A/S (Nasdaq: GMAB) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA)... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - April 29, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Hercessi (trastuzumab-strf), a Biosimilar to Herceptin
DURHAM, N.C., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Accord BioPharma, Inc., the U.S. specialty division of Intas Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., focused on the development of oncology, immunology, and critical care therapies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - April 29, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A: Using radiation therapy to treat brain tumors
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have been diagnosed with a brain tumor and advised to have radiation therapy. I'm very nervous about this and the risks for me, my family and, potentially, another cancer diagnosis. Can you explain why radiation therapy could be right for me? ANSWER: Radiation therapy has been used to treat cancer since the beginning of the 20th century. This type of treatment continues to be one of the most effective treatments for… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Widowed Before 40 and Coping With the Financial Consequences
Francisco Rosado, whose wife, Rebekkah Rosado, made sure to do estate planning before her death from cancer, in Winter Garden, Fla., on April 8, 2024. (Nate Ryan for The New York Times) It was April 10, 2018, and Colin Brougham hadn’t sent his usual text to his wife that he was biking home.…#franciscorosado #rebekkahrosado #wintergarden #fla #nateryan #colinbrougham #rachelbrougham #minneapolis #brougham #socialsecuritys (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Loneliness Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors
(MedPage Today) -- Greater feelings of loneliness and social isolation were associated with a higher risk of mortality among cancer survivors, according to a retrospective longitudinal study.
Over the study period of 10 years, cancer survivors... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - April 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
What your cough could really mean, from THAT irritating 'dry' tickle to the 'wet' one that leaves you spluttering mucus
London-based GP Dr Hana Patel says she often sees patients who have had a pesky dry cough after a virus or cold. But if your cough won't budge, it could be a sign of lung cancer . (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors thought my back pain was creaky joints... it was actually a golf ball-sized tumor in my colon
Mark Swanson (pictured) from Ohio revealed he broke down and cried when doctors told him he had stage 3 colon cancer after he underwent surgery for what he thought was a benign condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your blocked ears could be a secret sign of cancer, warns expert
There are the hidden signs of head and neck cancer - with bunged up ears just one symptom you should never ignore. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
