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Israeli Flight Attendant Dies of Measles
drugs
August 15, 2019
An Israeli flight attendant and mother of three who contracted measles earlier this year died on Tuesday.Rotem Amitai, 43, worked for El Al and had traveled from New York to Tel Aviv a few days...
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Patient Who Caught Legionnaires' Disease at Atlanta Hotel Dies
drugs
August 08, 2019
One of the 12 people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after staying at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel in early July has died, officials said.
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6,000 non-smokers die of lung cancer each year
pharmatimes
April 29, 2019
New research published in the journal of the Royal Society of Medicine has found that in the UK an estimated 6,000 non-smokers die of lung cancer every year.
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Novartis and Pfizer link to develop NASH combo therapy
pharmatimes
November 01, 2018
Novartis and Pfizer have announced an agreement that aims to advance the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a form of liver disease...
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Half of all kidney cancer patients initially misdiagnosed
pharmatimes
November 01, 2018
Half of all patients with kidney cancer are initially misdiagnosed, data from Kidney Cancer UK’s patient survey has revealed.
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Diabetes causing 500 premature deaths a week
pharmatimes
November 01, 2018
A new analysis by Diabetes UK has calculated that 500 people with diabetes die prematurely every week in England and Wales, with a significant number of these deaths down to avoidable complications.