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I sought help for a serious infection after a breast cancer op. The male doctor patted my shoulder and told me: 'Go for a nice picnic'. Enraged by her own ordeal, LEAH HARDY investigates why women are STILL fobbed off by male doctors
15 Apr 2024 11:11 GMT
… , I’ve encountered medical professionals who seem to … to be offered sedatives, antidepressants or psychotherapy for their … vaginal mesh implants and thalidomide — have primarily affected … the cancer treatment itself was textbook. The doctors followed NICE …
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Beyond ‘Bikini Medicine’
11 Apr 2024 18:45 GMT
… in medicines, devices, medtech, patient programs, or clinical trials, how … For decades after the thalidomide scandal, research was overwhelmingly … also evidence about differing drug effects. Most famously, … and women in pharma, biotech, medtech, and beyond, …
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Women want to participate in clinical trials. Lack of flexibility is still a problem.
08 Apr 2024 11:37 GMT
… part in clinical trials for the drug thalidomide, including 600 pregnant … helped prompt a 1977 FDA recommendation to exclude … Brant, CEO, Clinical Trial Media
Permission granted by Clinical … . We process and metabolize medication differently,” Brant said. “ …
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Merck Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial of MK-1084, an Investigational Oral KRAS G12C Inhibitor, in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
04 Apr 2024 11:01 GMT
… trial were previously presented at the European Society for Medical … Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and Astex Pharmaceuticals (UK … nearly 200 clinical trials evaluating more than … thalidomide analogue plus dexamethasone resulted in increased mortality. Treatment …
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The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs
01 Apr 2024 19:21 GMT
… . Or thalidomide, a dangerous morning sickness treatment that is … t be used as medicines because they metabolised … -stage clinical trials, Eli Lilly’s drug retatrutide (once … Clinical trial recruitment is becoming easier and many pharmaceutical companies …
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Your Child’s Medicine Probably Wasn’t Fully Vetted. Here’s Why
29 Mar 2024 21:02 GMT
… 1960s, when the Thalidomide scandal led to the … off-label medication, followed by antibiotics and antidepressants. One of … treatment were sparse, but a clinical trial was under way for a drug … gave the FDA authority to oblige pharmaceutical companies to …
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European Commission Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Treatment, Then Continued as Monotherapy as Adjuvant Treatment, for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) at High Risk of Recurrence in Adults
28 Mar 2024 11:00 GMT
… , chair of the medical oncology and thoracic malignancies … nearly 200 clinical trials evaluating more than 36 … thalidomide analogue plus dexamethasone resulted in increased mortality. Treatment … ; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health …
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Supreme Court medication abortion case threatens ‘seismic shift’ in FDA drug approval process, experts warn
26 Mar 2024 11:11 GMT
… the FDA’s authority after the drug thalidomide … doctors, former FDA commissioners, legal scholars, and pharmaceutical … telehealth access to medication abortion and reimplementing … drug development would freeze, stifling innovation and limiting treatment …
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Interview Charlotte Koldeweij | arts en PhD-student ‘Over medicijnen tijdens de zwangerschap is weinig bekend. Toch schrijven we ze voor’ Driekwart van de zwangere vrouwen gebruikt medicatie, terwijl er weinig bekend is over de effecten voor moeder en …
24 Mar 2024 19:25 GMT
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„Een belangrijke gebeurtenis is het thalidomide- of softenondrama uit de jaren … terechtkomen.”
Farmacokinetiek beschrijft hoe snel medicijnen worden opgenomen, verspreid, omgezet en … , een van de meest gebruikte antidepressiva tijdens de zwangerschap. Bij een …
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Merck Provides Update on Phase 3 KEYLYNK-006 Trial Evaluating KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Maintenance LYNPARZA® (olaparib) for Certain Patients With Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
21 Mar 2024 11:01 GMT
… nearly 200 clinical trials evaluating more than … including infection. Institute medical management promptly, including … thalidomide analogue plus dexamethasone resulted in increased mortality. Treatment … the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and …