FLU OUTBREAK: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT DIES AFTER INFLUENZA DIAGNOSIS A student at a public school in New Jersey has died after contracting the flu, a school board official said late Sunday. Health officials have confirmed that the student was diagnosed with influenza, but they have yet to determine […]
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AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug wins key lung cancer approval AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug Imfinzi has won crucial approval from U.S. regulators for use in lung cancer, opening up a multibillion-dollar market for a medicine that has so far lagged behind competitors. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late on Friday it […]
Cholesterol drug prevents heart attacks — but costs $14K a year For the first time, research shows that a pricey new medication called Repatha not only dramatically lowers LDL cholesterol, the “bad” kind, it also reduces a patient’s risk of dying or being hospitalized. Repatha, a man-made antibody also known […]
Most boomers infected with liver-damaging hepatitis C virus do not know it Few Baby Boomers have been tested for the liver-damaging hepatitis C virus, despite recommendations that all members of that generation have the blood test at least once, new research suggests. The share of boomers who had the test […]
6 things you can do right now to help prevent the flu The United States is in the midst of a particularly rough – and deadly – flu season. According to the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current flu outbreak is responsible for at least […]
