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AZ/Merck’s Lynparza approved by SMC to treat advanced prostate cancer in Scotland

Up to 20% of prostate cancer cases are classified as castration-resistant

March 18, 2024 astrazeneca, Lynparza, Merck & Co, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, News, olaparib, Oncology, Scottish Medicines Consortium

NIHR reveals phase 1/2 trial to evaluate an investigational vaccine for mpox in the UK

More than 3,700 cases of mpox have been identified in the UK since May 2022

March 15, 2024 Moderna, Moderna-UK, mPower, mpox, mpox vaccine, mRNA-1769, National Institute for Health and Care Research, News, NIHR Clinical Research Network

NHS to roll out AI to improve waiting times and reduce missed appointments

Every year, missed hospital appointments are estimated to cost the NHS £1.2bn

March 15, 2024 artificial intelligence, Deep Medical, News, NHS, public health

Roche partners with Cardiff researchers to uncover new research into dementia

Affecting 55 million people globally, dementia impairs the ability to remember, think or make decisions

March 14, 2024 Alzheimer's disease, Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Dementia, neurodegenerative conditions, News, Parkinson's disease, roche

Swedish researchers develop new AI computer model to detect lymphatic cancer

In the study, the Lymphoma Artificial Reader System accurately detected 90% of lymphatic cancers

March 14, 2024 artificial intelligence, Chalmers University of Technology, lymphoma, Lymphoma Artificial Reader System, News, Oncology

US study reveals age-related skin changes could contribute to melanoma metastases

Around 200,000 people in the US are expected to be diagnosed with the skin cancer this year

March 13, 2024 age-related skin, deramtology, HAPLN1, ICAM1, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, melanoma metastases, News, skin cancer

AbbVie’s Produodopa approved by SMC to treat Parkinson’s disease patients in Scotland

The progressive neurological disorder affects approximately 12,400 people in Scotland

March 13, 2024 AbbVie, foslevodopa-foscarbidopa, Neurological disorders, News, Parkinson's disease, Produodopa, Scottish Medicines Consortium

NHS campaign urges over 900,000 young adults to catch up on missed MMR vaccine

Between October 2023 and March 2024, the UKHSA said that 733 cases of measles were reported in England

March 12, 2024 Catch-up campaign, Infectious diseases, measles, MMR, MMR vaccine, mumps, News, NHS, rubella

ICR awarded $25m by Cancer Grand Challenges to research solid tumours in children

Globally, cancer is currently the most leading cause of death due to disease among children

March 12, 2024 Cancer Grand Challenges, Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg, Institute of Cancer Research, News, Oncology, paediatric cancer, Team PROTECT

Study reveals children with amblyopia are at higher risk of serious disease in adulthood

The neurodevelopmental condition affects up to four in 100 children

March 11, 2024 amblyopia, cardiometabolic diseases, neurodevelopmental conditions, News, University College London

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