Sanofi to acquire transplant therapies provider Kadmon for $1.9bn

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

09 Sep 21

The acquisition will add Rezurock, an FDA-approved treatment for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), to Sanofi’s transplant portfolio

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines

Use of biomarkers can help tailor diagnostics and treatments for patients

ByRadhika Holmström

07 Sep 21

Adjusting treatments according to individual patients can be a painstaking process, but gathering biomarkers can make that tailoring…

Clinical Care

Thermo Fisher, AstraZeneca to co-develop NGS-based CDx

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

02 Sep 21

Thermo Fisher said that NGS-based CDx are widely used to match patients with new treatments for cancer and…

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis

New Covid-19 variant C.1.2 with multiple mutations detected in South Africa

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

31 Aug 21

The new C.1.2 variant has now spread to various provinces in South Africa, and seven other countries in…

Patient CareRespiratory Care and Anaesthesiology

Vivistim System gets US FDA approval to treat chronic ischemic stroke

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

30 Aug 21

Vivistim System is a drug-free rehabilitation system that leverages vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and can be used in…

Patient CareCardiovascular

Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail authorised in UK to treat and prevent Covid-19

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

23 Aug 21

The antibody cocktail comprises casirivimab and imdevimab and leverages Regeneron's VelocImmune and VelociSuite technologies

Patient CarePharmaceuticals and Medicines

FDA approves Roche’s companion diagnostic to detect dMMR solid tumours

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

19 Aug 21

Roche’s VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel is said to be the first companion diagnostic test to identify patients with…

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis

Abbott gets FDA approval for Amplatzer Amulet LAA Occluder to treat AFib patients at risk of stroke

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

17 Aug 21

Amulet is said to be the first and only minimally invasive treatment option to offer immediate closure of…

Patient CareCardiovascular

Could Covid-19 increase the chances of antimicrobial superbugs?

ByAllie Anderson

16 Aug 21

Experts answer whether the pandemic has increased the chances of antimicrobial superbugs, and what can be done to…

Clinical Care

SpeeDx PlexPCR SARS-CoV-2 test approved in Australia to detect Covid-19

By NS Healthcare Staff Writer

12 Aug 21

The two-gene, single-well test has been designed using a database of more than 1,000,000 sequences to detect all…

Patient CareImaging, Diagnostics and Analysis