Last night the cat tooth fairy visited our house. Not to be confused with the original tooth fairy, the cat tooth fairy comes to replace kitten teeth with a toy or treat. Did you know this? No, neither did I until yesterday. Our kitten Ollie lost two teeth (perfectly normal apparently) and my children were… Read More »
AstraZeneca put the rest of the SGLT2 inhibitor class on notice when its Farxiga scored an FDA heart failure nod in patients with or without diabetes. One of its competitors, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance, is fast on Farxiga’s heels, though, and it’s ready to bring its pivotal trial win in front of physicians. Jardiance, added… Read More »
Cases of coronavirus are still levelling off in England, according to data from swab tests of thousands of people in random households. Modelling by the Office for National Statistics estimates there are 2,200 new infections per day. Following a low point in June in the percentage of people testing positive for the virus, there was… Read More »
A new type of breast cancer drug developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago can help halt progression of disease and is not toxic, according to phase 1 clinical trials. The drug is specifically designed for women whose cancer has stopped responding to hormone therapy. The results are published in the journal Breast… Read More »
In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots… Read More »