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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 this week, and lawmakers and animal welfare advocates are celebrating the bill as a step toward a new era in preclinical testing and drug development.
Royalty Pharma has secured a stake in another transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis drug, this time paying $125 million upfront to Neurimmune for a cut of the sales of its AstraZeneca-partnered med.
Federal officials charged two virologists they stopped en route from an African disease outbreak with violating import rules. But scientists tell KFF Health News the inactivated samples they carried posed no threat to the public, and they characterize the arrests as part of a government harassment campaign.
The Office of Personnel Management said it will “pseudonymize” medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members. Democrats and employee unions say the agency’s move is an overreach.
Introduction The Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) were developed to improve the completeness and transparency of reporting of reliability and agreement of health measurement instruments. However, since their publication in 2011 methodological standards, both for reporting guideline development and reliability, agreement and measurement error studies have advanced, highlighting the need for aligning and updating. In addition, related initiatives like COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) have emerged, offering…
Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, with immune checkpoint inhibitors transforming treatment paradigms despite modest response rates of approximately 30%. Emotional distress, encompassing depression and anxiety symptoms, affects 30–50% of cancer patients and may influence immunotherapy efficacy through immune system modulation. Recent studies in lung cancer, gastric cancer and melanoma demonstrate associations between pretreatment emotional distress and worse immunotherapy outcomes. However, this relationship remains unexplored in patients with…
Background Wild mushroom poisoning represents a significant global public health challenge, with China experiencing particularly high incidence rates. Despite continuous prevention campaigns by government and health authorities, existing educational videos demonstrate variable effectiveness and lack culturally adapted strategies for diverse audiences. Specifically, evidence on which narrative strategies engage young audiences across high-tradition and low-tradition cultural contexts remains limited. Objective This qualitative study aimed to identify effective narrative characteristics in wild…
Introduction Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), a common retinal vascular disease, is frequently treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents as first-line therapy. However, anti-VEGF monotherapy lacks neuroprotective effects, primarily targets vascular leakage and neovascularisation, and requires frequent long-term injections that impose substantial economic burdens. Therefore, combined therapeutic strategies that address both vascular pathology and neural damage are being explored. This article describes the protocol for evaluating mecobalamin (a widely used…