BioDelivery Sciences International‘s (NASDAQ:BDSI) treatment for breakthrough cancer pain is now slated to launch in Canada this quarter – more than a year after the company had initially planned its Canada launch. Raleigh, North Carolina-based BDSI received Health Canada approval for Onsolis in May 2010, which put the product on a track for a Canada […]
DARA BioSciences‘s (NASDAQ:DARA) investigational pain treatment for cancer patients now has fast-track status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The compound KRN5500 is being developed with the National Cancer Institute to treat neuropathic pain brought on by chemotherapy. The FDA’s fast-track program is intended to facilitate development and speed regulatory review of new drugs […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
A new type of prostate cancer screening test from AnalizaDx showed promise and a higher sensitivity than the leading method of detecting the disease, according to new research. AnalizaDx’s prostate cancer test could represent “a major advance” in diagnosing the disease according to the lead author of the new study, Dr. Mark Stovsky, a urologist […]
Historically, a prostate cancer exam like the prostate cancer antigen (PSA) test or the digital rectal exam (DRE) has helped doctors identify whether patients have prostate cancer. But these screening tests are not always 100 percent accurate and may result in false positives, or need additional information for proper diagnosis and ongoing monitoring. ProUroCare Medical, […]
A medical laboratory equipment company whose technology is used to test cancer drugs is hoping to land an investment of up to $1.5 million and a strategic partnership with a bigger company. A partnership deal would help Nanofiber Solutions to get its cell-culture technology into the hands of more researchers and drug developers. Columbus, Ohio-based […]
South Carolina biotech company Immunologix has raised nearly $250,000 in a financing round targeting $1.1 million, according to securities filings. Charleston, South Carolina-based Immunologix has developed technology that produces human antibodies that can target bacteria, viruses and even cancer. The company is now raising money again after bringing in just over $1 million in equity […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Medical device firm Oncoscope, which is developing an optical imaging system with applications in cancer, is closing in on $1 million in its latest fundraising offering, according to securities filings. Durham, North Carolina-based Oncoscope has raised $890,737 in an amended offering now targeting $2 million, according to the company’s latest filing. In April, Oncoscope had […]
Pharmaceuticals distributor Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) has opened a molecular imaging center with the goal of developing new radioactive imaging agents that will help doctors treat a wide range of diseases like cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders. Cardinal scientists, engineers and manufacturing experts will work with clients in the pharmaceutical and academic research industries […]
A Missouri biotech company developing a laser-guided cancer vaccine therapy is raising money to get into clinical trials by the end of the year. Immunophotonics has so far focused its laser-assisted immunotherapy, called inCVAX, primarily on breast cancer treatment. The two-step device and drug process attacks late-stage metastatic cancer. It first injects a tumor with […]
Cancer is a lot of things. But it’s not the reason Alaina Giordano’s children may wind up living with their father. If Giordano’s name doesn’t immediately ring any bells in the medical community, her case should. Giordano is the Durham, North Carolina, mom with breast cancer embroiled in a custody dispute with her estranged husband, […]
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The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) has misgivings about a proposed law that would require hospitals to provide information about breast reconstruction to mastectomy patients before they undergo their procedures. The OHA doesn’t necessarily oppose sharing that information with those patients, it just questions whether the appropriate time to do it is right before an operation, […]
I hope @oracknows, Respectful Insolence, will write more about this. He is much better than I at sussing out fraudulent medical treatments. I have lived and practiced in Little Rock, AR for over twenty years and I did not know this was in my backyard until my local paper (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) reported on the outcome […]
The health care cost debate takes place on two stages using two languages, one scientific, the other economic. The net result is a failure to communicate. The scientific texts emanated over the weekend from the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. Ongoing clinical trials showed that science has come up with new drugs […]
Commercializing a new drug in the face of strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines is tough. It’s even tougher when direct competitors don’t have those same limits. That’s the situation facing Raleigh, North Carolina-based BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI). A cancer patient seeking relief from breakthrough cancer pain would be able to fill a prescription […]
Wake Forest University researchers have found that a product available for the last decade as a sexual aid may have the added benefit of helping female cancer survivors alleviate their post-cancer symptoms. ArginMax, a product of Hawaii firm the Daily Wellness Company, was originally developed as a natural nutritional supplement to enhance sexual performance for […]