Tag: leading
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FDA approves Biogen drug for lead genetic cause of infant death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has approved Biogen Inc’s drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy, the leading genetic cause of death in infants. It is the first FDA-approved medicine for spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disease that affects about one in 10,000 live births. The drug, nusinersen, which was discovered…
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Rugby-World Rugby criticises handling of North concussion
By Ken Ferris LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – World rugby’s ruling body has criticised the handling of the concussion suffered by Northampton’s George North against Leicester this month, saying that he should have left the field immediately and not returned. A domestic Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) investigating the incident decided Northampton wrongly allowed the…
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Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 – the first country in the world to do so. Some 155,000 children with TB are set to benefit across 18 countries that have already ordered the…
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Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 – the first country in the world to do so. Some 155,000 children with TB are set to benefit across 18 countries that have already ordered the…
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Mother sues U.S. hospital for discriminating against dead transgender son
The mother of a transgender boy filed a lawsuit against a U.S. hospital on Monday claiming its medical staff repeatedly addressed her son – who later committed suicide – as a girl. In the landmark case, Katharine Prescott argues the Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (RCHSD) in California discriminated against her transgender son based on his…
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Mother sues U.S. hospital for discriminating against dead transgender son
The mother of a transgender boy filed a lawsuit against a U.S. hospital on Monday claiming its medical staff repeatedly addressed her son – who later committed suicide – as a girl. In the landmark case, Katharine Prescott argues the Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (RCHSD) in California discriminated against her transgender son based on his…
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Cancer patients may be overly optimistic about early drug trial participation
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – People with cancer may overestimate the possible benefits to them of participating in an early trial of a new medicine, even after talking with a doctor about what to expect, according to a new study from the U.K. So-called phase 1 trials of experimental treatments are intended to…
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‘Baar Baar Dekho’ spins Bollywood twist on time and love
It is not easy fusing a cocktail of genres including music, comedy and time travel into a movie, but the leading stars of new Bollywood film “Baar Baar Dekho” hope to convey a multi-faceted love story. “Baar Baar Dekho,” which translates as “Look Again and Again,” centers on Jai (Sidharth Malhotra) and Diya (Katrina Kaif),…