[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche exceeds guidance and achieves sales growth of 1% (CER) for 2023 despite sharp COVID-19 sales decline
Group salesgrow by 1%1 at constant exchange rates (CER; -7% in CHF), more than offsetting the decline in COVID-19-related sales and biosimilar erosion, and thereby exceeding 2023 guidanceExcluding COVID-19 products,Group sales increase by 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsalesincrease by 6% (excluding COVID-19 medicine Ronapreve: +9%) due to ongoing high demand for newer medicines, with eye medicine Vabysmo continuing to be the top growth driver, followed by Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Hemlibra (haemophilia A) and Polivy (blood cancer)Diagnostics Division salesare 13% lower due to high demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022; strong ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How Implanted Brain Chips Like Neuralink Could Change Our Lives
Elon Musk announced on Monday that the first human has received a brain implant through his Neuralink startup—marking a new step forward for the company and its goal to connect the human brain to computers.
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“The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well,” Musk announced in a post on X on Monday evening. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.”
Neuralink’s current trial, named the The PRIME Study, is aimed at providing individuals with quadriplegia the ability to control extern...
Source: TIME: Science - January 30, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Source Type: news
A fly enters a virtual reality chamber, and insect science may never be the same
In a lab in central Pennsylvania, a tiny fly is suspended in a magnetic field inside a dome lined with rotating LED bulbs. The insect flaps its wings and spins, believing it’s actually buzzing through this virtual reality environment—one that can even distort what the fly sees.
The contraption may seem like the work of
mad scientists
—and indeed, it wouldn’t be out of place among other recent setups that let
fruit flies ride on a carousel
or
spun locusts in a centrifuge
. But like those experiments, this tiny virtual reality (VR) flight simulator has a deeper purpose. Here, resea...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 29, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources on AMD and Low Vision, Including Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics, Expert and Patient Videos, An Interactive Patient Guide, and More CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
What is the Differential Diagnosis of Normal Eye Crusts or Rheum?
Discussion
Sleep crusts go by lots of names including “sleepies,” “sleepers,” “eye goop,” “eye sand,” and many other names. Rheum is the medical term. Sleep crusts are common. The sandman from folklore, is said to sprinkle magical sand into people’s eyes to encourage sleep and wonderful dreams.
Crusts are composed of mucous, oil, skin cells, and dust/debris that is all a normal part of normal tear production and protection of the eye. While awake, blinking helps to clear this from the eye and move it to the nasolacrimal duct. This does not occur during sleep and there...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 29, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Gene therapies that let deaf children hear bring hope —and many questions
The past few months have brought electrifying news that, for the first time, a gene therapy has provided some hearing to children born with mutations that left them deaf. Eli Lilly
announced
this week, for example, that a profoundly deaf boy from Morocco given its treatment as part of a clinical trial in Philadelphia can now hear. And five children in China treated similarly at younger ages gained hearing with some able to verbally communicate without their cochlear implants. Their hearing recovery, first covered by the
press
in October 2023, is described in detail this week in
The Lancet
...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Case report: ophthalmia nodosa caused by caterpillar setae - Liu W, Jiang X.
In this study, a 43-year-old woman was in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
SightMD New York Welcomes Clearview Eye Surgery to It's Expert Team
SightMD New York, a leading multi-specialty ophthalmology platform, announced a strategic partnership with Clearview Eye Surgery. Through this strategic partnership Clearview's practice locations at 1825 Riverside Drive, Suite 1B New York, NY 10034, 1200 Waters Place, Suite 304 Bronx, NY... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TNM PER Source Type: news
Opticians issue warning over new TikTok 'hack' that involves smearing Vaseline INSIDE your eyes
A TikTok trend where people smear Vaseline into the corers of their eyes could cause eye infections, skin conditions and even blurred vision, warns Tina Patel, optician at Feel Good Contacts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Metformin Shows Potential to Prevent Neovascular AMD Metformin Shows Potential to Prevent Neovascular AMD
A case-control study of 174,000 individuals found that use of metformin was associated with a reduced odds of developing wet, age-related macular degeneration.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: news
National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness Celebrates 15th Anniversary in 2024
The National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness to Commemorate 15th Anniversary Milestone by Launching a Year-long Series of Webinars, Blogs, Educational Activities, And More, to Promote Healthy Vision for Kids CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT CHI DEI Source Type: news
Coherus Announces Agreement to Divest Ophthalmology Franchise to Sandoz in $170 Million Upfront All Cash Deal
Transaction aligns to Coherus’ strategic focus on oncology – – Conference call Monday, January 22, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time – REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (“Coherus,” NASDAQ: CHRS) today announced it has entered into an agreement to…#easterntime #chrs #sandoz #dennylanfear #fda #jpmorgansecurities #llc #lathamwatkinsllp #pin #chs114 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Optometry practice latest business headed to The Heritage; see what else is new at huge Andover development
"We really just liked the vision for the entire development, and we were excited about making a long-term investment in Andover," said Matt Boswell, co-owner of Andover Family Optometry and Winfield Family Optometry. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Josh Witt Source Type: news
Why Is Coherus BioSciences Stock Trading Higher Today?
Coherus BioSciences Inc CHRS shares are trading higher after the company agreed to divest its Cimerli ophthalmology franchise to Sandoz Group AG SDZNY SDZXF for $170 million plus an additional amount for inventory. This divestiture aligns with Coherus’ strategic focus on oncology, and includes…#chrs #cimerli #sandozgroupag #sdzxf #dennylanfear #udenyca #fda #udenycaonbody (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tickets and Sponsorships Available for the 2024 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award Gala During Vision Expo East, Honoring Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies
Prevent Blindness Annual Fundraising "Person of Vision Award" Gala to Honor Ed Buffington, GPN Technologies, and Give Special Commemoration of 20/20 Magazine for its 50 Years of Publication CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tickets and sponsorships are still available for the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT TDS NPT Source Type: news
