Tag: treatment
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Struggling Novartis heart drug boosted by new medical guidelines
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – New global guidelines on the treatment of heart failure strongly endorse the use of Novartis’ Entresto, boosting the prospects for a drug that has struggled to gain traction since its launch last year. U.S. and European heart experts gave the highest “class 1” recommendation to Entresto for use in…
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UK agency backs cancer drug after Sanofi cuts price
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's healthcare cost watchdog NICE said on Friday it had changed its mind and decided to recommend Sanofi's prostate cancer drug Jevtana after the French company agreed to a further discount. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said the improved discount was “an excellent example of how pharma companies…
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Norway violated mass killer Breivik’s human rights, court rules
By Gwladys Fouche and Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) – Norway violated mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's human rights by keeping him in isolation in prison after being sentenced for killing 77 people in twin attacks in 2011, a Norwegian court ruled on Wednesday. Breivik took Norwegian authorities to court in March, accusing them of exposing…
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Family of neglected Washington state inmate settles claim for $4 million
The family of a mentally ill Washington state man who died of dehydration and malnutrition after officers placed him in a jail cell without running water has reached a $4 million settlement agreement with authorities, a sheriff said on Friday. The April death of 25-year-old Keaton Farris at the jail in Coupeville, 45 miles north…