Some B.C. cancer patients to be offered radiation treatments in Bellingham, Wash. | CBC News

The B.C. government says eligible cancer patients in the province will be temporarily offered radiation treatment in Washington state.

Gilead says remdesivir coronavirus treatment reduces risk of death

The findings show that 7.6% of patients treated with remdesivir died compared with 12.5% of patients in the analysis who did not receive remdesivir treatment.

A Year In, 1st Patient To Get Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease Is Thriving

Since receiving a landmark treatment with the gene-editing tool CRISPR, a sickle cell patient has the strength to care for herself and her children — while navigating the pandemic.

WHO guideline for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in East Africa and ....

Until now, the generic recommendation for treatment of a VL episode in an HIV co-infected patient was first to consider lipid formulations of amphotericin B, infused at a dose of 3–5 mg...

Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients | New England Journal of Medicine

The questions patients are asked about their preferences with regard to life-sustaining treatment usually focus on specific interventions, but the outcomes of treatment and their likelihood affect ...

Infertility patients fear abortion bans could affect access to IVF treatment

As more states outlaw abortion, some define human life as starting at fertilization. Some patients and health care workers worry that this could jeopardize in vitro fertilization treatments.

FDA approves treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis associated with a mutation in the SOD1 gene | FDA

FDA approved Qalsody (tofersen) to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene (SOD1-ALS). Qalsody is an antisense o...

IDSA Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19

How to Approach a Patient When Considering Pharmacologic Treatments for COVID-19 ; Executive Summary and Background ; Recommendation: Neutralizing Antibodies for Prophylaxis (Pemivibart)

Undernutrition in Patients with COPD and Its Treatment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lung and whole body caused mainly by tobacco smoking. Patients with advanced COPD are in a state of undernutri...

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Treatment of Certain Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy | FDA

FDA Approves Elevidys, a gene therapy for the treatment of pediatric patients 4 through 5 years of age with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene who do not ha...