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Tumour Treating Fields (TTFields) approved for Pancreatic cancer

Cancer cells have electrically charged parts hence are influenced by electric fields. Application of alternating electric fields (TTFields) to solid tumours selectively target and...

Two Novel Henipaviruses Detected in Fruit bats in China 

The henipaviruses, Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are known to cause fatal diseases in humans. In 2022, Langya henipavirus (LayV), a novel henipavirus was identified in Eastern...

UK’s First Birth Following Living-donor Uterine Transplantation

The woman who had undergone the first living-donor uterus transplantation (LD UTx) in the UK earlier in 2023 for absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI)...

Mpox Disease: The Antiviral Tecovirimat (TPOXX) Found Ineffective in Clinical Trial

The monkeypox virus (MPXV), called so because of its first discovery in monkeys kept in research facility in Denmark, is closely related to variola...

Monkeypox (Mpox) Outbreak Declared A Public Health Emergency of International Concern 

The upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in many other countries in Africa has been determined by WHO...

Monkeypox (Mpox) Vaccines: WHO initiates EUL procedure  

In view of serious and growing outbreak of monkeypox (Mpox) disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has now spread outside the...

Epinephrine (or Adrenaline) Nasal Spray for Treatment of Anaphylaxis 

Neffy (epinephrine nasal spray) has been approved by the FDA for the emergency treatment of Type I allergic reactions including life-threatening anaphylaxis. This provides...

FDA approves Tecelra (a T cell receptor gene therapy) for Synovial Sarcoma 

Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel), a gene therapy for the treatment of adults with metastatic synovial sarcoma has been approved by the FDA. The approval was...

Lolamicin: The Selective antibiotic against Gram-negative infections that spares gut microbiome  

Current antibiotics used in clinical practice, in addition to neutralising target pathogens also harm healthy bacteria in the gut. The disturbance in gut microbiome has...

Virulent Strain of Monkeypox (MPXV) Spread Through Sexual Contact  

An investigation of the rapid monkeypox (MPXV) outbreak that emerged in October 2023 in the Kamituga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Antibiotic Zevtera (Ceftobiprole medocaril)  approved by FDA for treatment of CABP, ABSSSI and SAB 

The broad-spectrum fifth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, Zevtera (Ceftobiprole medocaril sodium Inj.) has been approved by FDA1 for the treatment of three diseases viz.   Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections...

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