Researchers from LLNL and three other institutions have assisted a Bay Area biomedical company in advancing its Ebola virus detection test for use.
Category: HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL
Mistakes in mismatch repair genes may accurately predict response to certain immunotherapy drugs
In a report of a proof-of-principle study of patients with colon and other cancers for whom standard therapies failed, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that mistakes in so-called mismatch repair genes, first identified by Johns Hopkins and other scientists two decades ago, may accurately predict who will respond to certain immunotherapy drugs known as PD-1 inhibitors. Such drugs aim to disarm systems developed by cancer cells to evade detection and destruction by immune system cells.
Real Prevention Takes a Village and Then Some
(MedPage Today) — But community intervention needs to be proven cost-effective
$1 billion in Federal Tax Dollars and a One Star Rating on Yelp––Quite an Expose––Behind the Scenes at Covered California
California’s Obamacare Insurance Exchange Posts Poor Results and is the Subject of an Expose What a difference a year makes. Last year the California Obamacare insurance exchange, Covered California, was touted as the poster child for the Obamacare launch. Supporters said it worked well, enrolled lots of people, and was off to the kind of start that proved how successful Obamacare could be.
Patients grapple with high cost of arthritis medications
The first national investigation of Medicare coverage of biologic disease modifying drugs (DMARDs) found that in starting a single biologic DMARD, patients face more than $2,700 in copayments each…
Queensland becomes home to first all-Australian skeleton library
A university in Brisbane opens the first all-Australian skeleton library in the country allowing students to study a ‘typical Aussie’ skeleton.
Statement on the retirement of The Children’s Inn Co-Founder and CEO Kathy Russell
On behalf of everyone at the NIH, we wish you the very best as you begin your new chapter. Thank you for everything you’ve done for our patients and their families.
HIV Immunotherapy Promising in First Human Study
HIV Immunotherapy Promising in First Human StudyAn experimental antibody significantly reduced HIV levels in infected people for as long as 28 days. The approach might help to combat a wide range of HIV strains.
Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in Mice
Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in MiceA common over-the-counter allergy drug lowered hepatitis C virus levels in infected mice. The drug is currently being tested in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Scientists Discover Antibiotic Mechanism
Scientists Discover Antibiotic MechanismA structural study revealed how an antibiotic called borrelidin stops bacterial growth. The findings may help researchers design improved drugs to fight infections.
Don’t Just Integrate, Innovate—When It Comes to Mental Health
The sheer number of people living unsupported with some form of psychological or emotional pain suggests that the traditional laws of supply and demand are not working in the mental health arena. As we close on May, as Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important that we raise public awareness of individuals struggling alone with poor mental health and acknowledge the need for a new paradigm that aligns society’s needs with widely available technological and social connectivity. Today, nearly one in every five adults – over 40 million Americans – experience some form of mental illness in any given year. This is a diverse population. There are those with major psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, who may require professional in-person care, medication or even hospitalization. But there