How to Get RSV Vaccines to Those Who Need Them Most
The world is entering a new era of vaccines. Following the success of COVID-19 mRNA shots, scientists have a far greater capacity to tailor shots to a virus’s structure, putting a host of new vaccines on the horizon.
The most recent arrivals are several new immunizations against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
These shots are welcome since RSV can be dangerous, even deadly, in the very old and very young. But the shots, produced by Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, are also expensive, costing about $300 for those directed at adults, and up to $1,000 for one of the shots, a monoclonal antibody rather than a tradi...
Source: TIME: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elisabeth Rosenthal Tags: Uncategorized Drugs Source Type: news
Impact of Cancer Predisposing Variants on Mortality Examined in Survivors
TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- Childhood cancer survivors who are carriers of cancer predisposing variants have increased subsequent malignant neoplasm-related late mortality, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
42 warning signs of cancer in children that parents need to know - 'Awareness is key'
An expert has warned that symptom awareness is key for early cancer diagnosis, but there has been little focus on childhood cancers. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is It a Sports Injury, or Something More Serious?
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Though seemingly rare, osteosarcoma can masquerade as a sports-related injury, a physician said at the American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting.
In fact, osteosarcomas account for 3% of all childhood cancers... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 23, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Pediatric PET radiotracer doses drop by a third over two decades
Over the past 20 years, children have benefited from a massive reduction in PET imaging radiotracer doses without any compromise in image quality, according to a study published October 19 in European Radiology. A group at the University of Zurich in Switzerland studied the evolution of administered F-18 FDG radiotracer used in PET/CT or PET/MR in pediatric patients up to 16 years old. Injected amounts of the tracer have dropped by 66% between 2000 and 2021, they found.“Technical innovations in pediatric hybrid F-18 FDG-PET has led to a steady decrease in the amount of applied radiotracer, which is particularly beneficia...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Clinical News Molecular Imaging Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work
Community health workers demand to be recognised as formal workers with pay and benefits to match. Credit: Zofeen T. EbrahimBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Oct 19 2023 (IPS) “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as a lady health worker (LHW),” said a disgruntled Yasmin Siddiq, 47, from Karachi. “I will probably retire in the same capacity, as a Grade 5 government servant, without any hope for upward mobility.”
The idea behind the Lady Health Worker Programme (LHWP), the brainchild of Pakistan’s late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, began in 1994 with the purpose of “training women...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan South Asia Source Type: news
How parents are clueless over the tell-tale signs of cancer in kids... so do YOU know all 42 classic symptoms?
Nottingham based researchers and childhood cancer charities found only 10 per cent of 1,000 adults they surveyed recognised some of the classic signs and symptoms of childhood cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can immunity from routine vaccines be used to fight cancer?
A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated in theory that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body’s immune system against the cancer, effectively halting it and preventing its recurrence.
The bacteria-based intracellular delivering (ID) system uses a non-toxic form of Salmonella that releases a drug, in this case a vaccine antigen, after it's inside a solid-tumor cancer cell. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Most childhood cancer survivors face serious health problems as adults
The researchers recommend that survivors “receive lifelong care focused on health promotion and early detection of potential complications” from their treatment. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Gene editing proves life-changing for young man with sickle cell disease
Ever since Dominick Bibbs, 21, was a baby, he has experienced debilitating sickle cell disease symptoms, which affected his ability to go to school, play with his friends and enjoy an active childhood. After years of pain crises and life-threatening complications, Bibbs ’ life changed when he received gene editing therapy with Dr. Michael Eckrich, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Cancer& Blood Disorders.
Dominick ’s journey with sickle cell disease
Bibbs… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 1, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Atrium Health Source Type: news
Pioneering new childhood cancer research projects announced by The Little Princess Trust
The Little Princess Trust has announced funding of three groundbreaking childhood cancer research projects including a new University of Bristol-led study that will investigate how protein production is changed in childhood cancer cells. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards, Health, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
L.A. Loves Alex ’s Lemonade Benefit Raises Over $1.4 Million to Fight Childhood Cancer With Help From Celebrities
Celebrities, chefs, celebrity chefs and guests noshed and quaffed at the 11th annual L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade Stand benefit Saturday at UCLA, which raised more than $1.4 million for childhood cancer research. Among the supporters rallying to raise money via live and silent auctions were “Ted…#ucla #tedlasso #christofernandez #timothyolyphant #melanielynskey #jasonritter #dakota #joemantegna #criminalminds #kirstenvangsness (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk Higher for Child Cancer Survivors Receiving Doxorubicin
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 -- For female survivors of childhood cancer, the risk for subsequent breast cancer (SBC) is more than twofold higher for those who receive a cumulative dose of 200 mg/m ² or more of doxorubicin compared with those who never... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Family provide free holidays in memory of son
Archie's Caravan in Filey provides free holidays to families also facing childhood cancer. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
