Medicine

A new vaccine under development could deal another blow to pneumonia. "It holds the promise of saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year."

CombiMatrix to Present New Data from a Large-Scale Analysis of Genomic Abnormalities Impacting Multiple Stages of Human Growth and Development Starting from Conception through Childhood at the American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting

Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world's leading killers – heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes – the United Nations health agency has reported.

Roche reports strong sales growth in the first nine months of 2017

"In many parts of the world, the low average calcium intake may be putting most people at increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis."

Novartis drug Revolade® shows long-term disease control for chronic/persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Astellas Pharma announces that it has entered into a new collaborative research agreement with TB Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding faster-acting and affordable drug regimens to fight tuberculosis (TB), for the exploration of new drugs against TB

Roche to present new OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) efficacy and safety data in relapsing and primary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis at ECTRIMS

TRACON Pharmaceuticals today presented two TRC105-focused posters at the 18^th World Conference on Lung Cancer hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) in Yokohama, Japan

Sanofi is investing €170 million to expand a vaccine manufacturing site in Val de Reuil, France. The expansion further strengthens Sanofi's position as one of the world's leading seasonal flu vaccine providers

The number of limbs amputated because of diabetes is at an all-time high of 20 each day in England alone.

GE (NYSE: GE) and Shirazi Trading, distributors of hospital equipment including diagnostic imaging systems, today kicked-off a three-day series of Cardiac CT & MR workshops in Pakistan

A game called "Hello" helps people begin to plan their future end-of-life care—which can be an awkward, painful topic of discussion.