President Trump Urges More Competition to Lower Drug Costs
May 12th 2018The President also noted he has directed officials to take actions to end what he termed "global freeloading," which he explained as lowered prices on drugs in other countries compared with the United States, where much of the investment funds for medical research originate.
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Lofexidine Reduces Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms in Phase 3 Studies
May 11th 2018Lofexidine (LUCEMYRA) safely reduces opioid withdrawal symptoms at 3.2 mg/day and 2.4 mg/day to a clinically meaningful extent, facilitating opioid discontinuation treatment, according to data from a pooled analysis.
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Case Study: CAR T Therapy Has Early Success as Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
May 10th 2018According to the case study, an acute myeloid leukemia patient has remained cancer free for 9 months following treatment with the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment, CYAD-01, and a bone marrow transplant.
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Researchers and Clinicians Confront Today's HIV Profile
May 9th 2018The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) annually assembles researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS, and related infectious diseases.
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